Radical Acceptance

When painful feelings like anger, fear, and shame rear their ugly heads, it’s natural to want to run away from them. But radical acceptance, rather than avoidance, offers the most promising approach for dealing with suffering. In this Snapshot, you’ll learn about the basics of human suffering and why radical acceptance is the optimal path for making peace with difficult emotions. You’ll also learn why becoming present to your pain enables you to show greater compassion to yourself and others.