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Start Being Selfgentle Today
With Dr. Femke E. Bakker
In this mini-course, Femke introduces you to the concept of selfgentleness: radically accepting yourself as the most important person to consistently deserve your own gentleness. You will learn how you can start living with more self-gentleness and you'll learn tools to use to support yourself in this process. This course is perfect for anyone who is ready to be less self-critical and more selfgentle, like previous perfectionists, empaths, and caretakers. The course exists of 4 days, plus 3 bonus tracks to continue your self-gentleness journey also after this course.
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7 Days
9.8k students
4.8 stars
9 min / day
Authenticity
English
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This course includes 95 community questions and 9 audio replies from Dr. Femke E. Bakker. The community classroom and teacher audio replies are only available via the app.
4.8 (355)
Recent Reviews
Leigh
January 26, 2026
Thanks Femke for this short, yet helpful course. Self gentleness has certainly been something missing in my life and I'll aim to softening and bring this attitude into all my activities 🙏🫶
J
November 5, 2025
Really effective course
Victoria
October 1, 2025
Thank you! Very insightful! I’m starting my journey to be more gentle with myself✨
Marie
September 28, 2025
Very good course. Femke relates in a kind way expressing herself to relay a good message on being gentle to oneself.
Sonia
July 25, 2025
Thank you. Sxx
Sudarshan
June 7, 2025
Thank you Femke for a wonderful insight and exercises to calm the mind. 🙏🏻
Carolyn
March 28, 2025
I found this course very helpful and encouraging. I’m immediately going to start it again to reinforce it. This first time I heard it over a couple of weeks. Hearing it daily may suit me better.
Lisa
March 21, 2025
Really great I shall use the 3 tools you kindly have given to experience how this encourages me and reminds me to be gentle more gentle on a more consistent basis with myself 🥰🌸❤ thank you dear friend Lisa x
Cara
March 10, 2025
Femke's soothing voice and manner help to gently reinforce how important it is for us to be our own compassionate caregivers first and foremost. Everything else will fall euth greater ease when we are calm and not riddled with anxiety and stress.
Barbara
March 9, 2025
Simple, effective, and oh so powerful! Will definitely repeat this wonderful course. Thank you for sharing your gift.🙏🏻☯️🪷
Nita
February 20, 2025
I loved Femke’s gentle, guiding tone and have noticed a shift in my inner voice
Mary
February 13, 2025
Useful tools.
Helene
February 9, 2025
A lovely reminder from the beginning of the day.. sets the mode for me to be gentle and kind to me all day! Thank you, Thank you!☺️
Richard
January 24, 2025
What was so special about this course is that Femke sets us up for a beautiful self gentle day with each lesson. They are difficult or complicated things to do. Essentially it is building the muscle that helps to remember to be self gentle. Thanks for sharing this wonderful piece of wisdom.
Leanne
December 27, 2024
Lovely and helpful thank you
Rachel
December 12, 2024
Will write a better review soon 🙏
Lori
December 1, 2024
This was absolutely amazing & exactly what I needed! Thank you so much for sharing your gift!! 🙏🏻🩷✨️
Wojciech
November 20, 2024
Great journey.
Maria
November 10, 2024
I had never heard the term “self gentle” and now I think of it daily. Is just what i need to put myself, my physical comfort, and my emotional well being first.
Daniel
November 7, 2024
Lovely accent 🗣️👍
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