Self-compassion influences physical health by operating through the nervous system, potentially by enhancing a self-compassionate mood that promotes acceptance and reduces distress.

“it operates through the nervous system so self-compassion and this is done either looking at self-report of self-compassion or by like enhancing a self-compassionate mood you can have people think of something they're dealing with and write to themselves a paragraph being mindful kind of accepting of what's happening remembering that they aren't alone common humanity”