This week Jon and Will take a deep dive into the power of Self-Compassion with best selling author Dr. Kristin Neff, who is currently an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin.
Dr Neff is a pioneer in the field of self-compassion research, conducting the first empirical studies on self-compassion nearly twenty years ago. She has been recognized as one of the most influential researchers in psychology worldwide. Along with her colleague Chris Germer she developed the empirically-supported Mindful Self-Compassion program and co-wrote The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook. Her latest book is: Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive.
//TIMESTAMPS
(00:00) The Power of Self-Compassion with Kristin Neff
(04:30) Jon leads Opening Grounding Practice (~2 min)
(07:00) Dr. Kristin Neff’s Journey
(09:30) The 3 Aspects of Self-Compassion
(14:00) Failure, Control, and Responsibility
(20:00) Personal Transformation through Self-Compassion
(24:00) Self-Compassion to help others
(32:30) Self-Compassion vs Self-Esteem
(40:30) Narcissism and Bullying
(43:00) Tough and Self-Compassionate!?
(46:30) Tender and Fierce
(54:00) Kristin leads Closing Self-Compassion Practice (~5 min)
//LINKS
Dr. Kristin Neff - ww.self-compassion.org
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/NeffSelfCompassion/
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/selfcompassion
Twitter - https://twitter.com/self_compassion
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