Inclusion Criteria:  Medium to high type 2 diabetes risk (assessed with the CANRISK tool) Age 40 - 74 No current medical treatment for type 2 diabetes Safe to engage in physical activity No non-study self-reported current type 2 diabetes/behaviour change education that may interfere with the intervention Available for all sessions and testing Insufficient physical activity relative to guidelines of 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week. Below the mean on the self-compassion scale  Exclusion Criteria:  Be under 40 years old, or over the age of 74 Have a medical condition which would not allow them to participate safely in physical activity Already are part of a different behavioural change/ type 2 diabetes education group Already engage in over 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week Already have high levels of self-compassion (over the mean) Could not commit to the intervention/control sessions