Self is not a problem to fix.

That was a comment from Dr. Zindel Segal who was interviewed on the Dan Harris podcast (Ten Percent Happier).

I stopped the podcast instantly and wrote down those words.

Segal(University of Toronto) is a cognitive psychologist and co-founder of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy.

The idea that “self is not a problem to fix” seems to run counter to my life long self improvement quest.

The discussion covered a range of meditation and Buddhism topics related to anxiety and depression.

Maybe there’s a way to blend the two concepts — or at least moderate self improvement to where it doesn’t feel like were trying to “fix ourselves”.