Hi Elizabeth, thank you for your summary of "Compassion in the Landscape of Suffering” it was concise as you mentioned all the main points of the article. As Kendra also commented, it was good that you included what the article was missing. Depression is often accompanied by self-criticism, as seen in the example of Dawn, if we treated ourselves with the same compassion we would treat a friend then we wouldn't be adding to our own suffering whenever we experience something unpleasant. Dr. Neff said, in “The Space Between Self-Esteem and Self Compassion: Kristin Neff at TEDx” (2013), that often we are our own worst enemy, saying and thinking harsh and negative thoughts about ourselves. It was Dawn’s realization that she was adding to her
