Believing the Person Who Was Kind to You

14 min

A kind word can be easy to accept from someone whose judgement you trust—until it is about you. Notice the private courtroom that dismisses praise on arrival, and let one trusted witness finish their evidence. You do not have to believe them completely; only leave a breath between kindness and the verdict.

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Eleanor Vance
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Eleanor Vance
Warm, low, unhurried

Warm and unhurried, with a low steady ease — the slow exhale at the end of a long day.

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About this session

Believing the Person Who Was Kind to You is a guided audio session from Salūs — part of the self compassion collection, narrated by Eleanor Vance.

Salūs is an ad-free sleep and meditation app for iOS and Android — hundreds of guided sessions, long bedtime stories for adults and 325 free sleep sounds. Hear the full session with a 7-day free trial. Every session is signed off by our BSc (Hons) & MSc Psychology team.

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