Below are homeworks for fostering greater self-compassion in people who are experiencing shame and self-criticism. I've written out some general guidelines on the use of homework with highly self-critical and shame prone people.

Building awareness of self-criticism as thinking

People who are highly self-critical typically have difficulty seeing their self-evaluations and criticisms as thinking, but instead see themselves as actually “being” what those thoughts say. Initial steps in working with self-criticism and shame typically involve developing awareness of the process of thinking self-critical thoughts, rather than simply “being” a damaged or weak self. Often, this is a big part of the focus in the early stages of therapy.

Lovingkindness sequence for highly self-critical and shame prone people

We have developed a sequence of lovingkindness meditations specifically tailored to highly shame prone and self-critical people. Instructions on how to use it are here.

Homework exercises from the AWC Blog:

Homework exercises from Kristin Neff:

http://www.self-compassion.org/self_compassion_exercise.pdf