Self-compassion
Subject in Self-Improvement
Self-compassion has come up in 6 episodes across 3 podcasts in TMT, including The Mel Robbins Podcast, Notes from the Edge, SmartLess. 5 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Jennifer LopezSinger and actress
Lopez argues that people are capable of real change, citing her own experience.
“I really do believe people are capable of change because I've experienced it”
SmartLess: "Jennifer Lopez" (Jun 15, 2026) · Listen from 44:51
Lopez says that after her last divorce she canceled her tour to confront her own role in her problems.
“And after my last divorce, I just sat there and I was like, I canceled my Torah and I sat there”
SmartLess: "Jennifer Lopez" (Jun 15, 2026) · Listen from 41:56
Lopez says that with her children leaving for college she intends to choose her projects deliberately.
“I want to be very intentional about what I do over these next four or five years”
SmartLess: "Jennifer Lopez" (Jun 15, 2026) · Listen from 36:14
Daniel PinkAmerican author who led a large study on regret
Pink asserts that harsh self-criticism does not improve performance while self-compassion does.
“horrifying, lacerating self-criticism doesn't improve your performance. What does improve your performance is self-compassion”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: What Makes a Good Life? This Study on 26,000 Regrets Will Guide You for the Rest of Your Life (May 25, 2026) · Listen from 54:43
Pink recommends treating oneself with kindness and viewing a mistake as a moment rather than one's whole life.
“Treat yourself with kindness rather than contempt. Treat yourself like you would a friend and recognize it's a moment in your life rather than the full measure of your life”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: What Makes a Good Life? This Study on 26,000 Regrets Will Guide You for the Rest of Your Life (May 25, 2026) · Listen from 24:15
Will ArnettCanadian-American actor and comedian, co-host of SmartLess
Arnett describes a morning realization that he was the problem, shortly before entering therapy.
“I had a moment before I got into real therapy a couple of years ago”
SmartLess: "Jennifer Lopez" (Jun 15, 2026) · Listen from 42:29
Mel RobbinsAmerican author, podcast host and former lawyer who hosts The Mel Robbins Podcast
Robbins cites Jim Kwik's view that giving all you have on a low-capacity day counts as full effort.
“He said, on those days when you only have 40% to give and you still give 40%, you just gave 100% of what you had to give, right?”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: 7 Things to Tell Yourself Every Night for More Happiness and Positivity (Jun 15, 2026) · Listen from 40:17
Julie SmithBritish clinical psychologist, social media educator and author of Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? and Open When
Smith links excessive focus on the past to depression and on the future to anxiety, recommending present-moment attention.
“If your attention is focused on the past, too much, you will get depressed and you will get miserable”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: If You’re Feeling Uncertain & Anxious, You Need to Hear This (Mar 13, 2025) · Listen from 47:27
Coverage over time
Podcasts
- The Mel Robbins Podcast · 4 episodes
- Notes from the Edge · 1 episode
- SmartLess · 1 episode
Episodes
How Do You Know When Work Becomes Trauma? Toxic Work Culture with Natalie HolderNotes from the Edge · Oct 2, 2026 · 50 min
Lisa Lacy talks with employment attorney Natalie Holder about workplace trauma, exclusion, affinity bias, and how to plan a deliberate career pivot.
"Jennifer Lopez"SmartLess · Jun 15, 2026 · 1 h 5 min
Jennifer Lopez talks with the SmartLess hosts about fame, panic attacks, her early acting career, personal healing after divorce, and her current music and film projects.
7 Things to Tell Yourself Every Night for More Happiness and PositivityThe Mel Robbins Podcast · Jun 15, 2026 · 1 h 3 min
In a solo episode, Mel Robbins presents seven sentences to tell yourself at bedtime, backed by clips from Alia Crum, Lisa Damour, Rangan Chatterjee, and Rebecca Robbins.
- What Makes a Good Life? This Study on 26,000 Regrets Will Guide You for the Rest of Your Life
The Mel Robbins Podcast · May 25, 2026 · 1 h 10 min
Mel Robbins and author Daniel Pink discuss the World Regret Survey, the four core types of regret, and a three-step method for learning from regret.
- 6 Words to Tell Yourself Every Morning
The Mel Robbins Podcast · Apr 2, 2026 · 1 h 38 min
Celebrity stylist Erin Walsh teaches Mel Robbins and three of her team members to dress intentionally by asking "How do I want to feel?"
- If You’re Feeling Uncertain & Anxious, You Need to Hear This
The Mel Robbins Podcast · Mar 13, 2025 · 1 h 21 min
Mel Robbins talks with clinical psychologist Dr. Julie Smith about her book Open When and practical tools for handling emotions, anxiety, self-criticism, uncertainty and avoidance.