In today's episode, Mark Leary and I discussed the difference between self-esteem and self-respect, the importance of self-compassion, and how our internal dialogues can often do us more harm than good.

Mark Leary is a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke university whose research focuses on social and personality psychology. He is the author of The Curse of the Self, where he explores the double-edged sword of self-awareness.