This eighty-sixth episode is an excellent way to sustain your own personal heart-practices. We also hope it will be a supportive tool for you to offer to your clients, patients and colleagues.
If you or someone you care about struggles with self-compassion, seeing it as indulgent or self-centered, this episode is for you.
Our guest, Dr. Kristin Neff, a world-renowned researcher on self-compassion, says that couldn’t be further from the truth. In this episode, Dr. Neff unpacks the real power of self-compassion, dispels common myths, and reveals why it’s not a weakness to have compassion for ourselves but a key to our resilience.
Join host Deborah Rozman for a transformative conversation with Dr. Kristin Neff, co-author of the recent book Mindful Self-Compassion for Burnout. Dr. Neff reveals why self-compassion may be your greatest ally in navigating today’s overwhelming stress—especially when we don’t see solutions or feel we can’t handle it all.
Together, Dr. Rozman and Dr. Neff explore the science and practice of self-compassion. Discover how embracing your struggles—without self-pity or self-judgment—cultivates resilience and empowers you to take effective action.
As a special conclusion, you’ll be guided through a heart focused meditation on self-compassion designed to help you breathe in love and compassion, create heart alignment, and build a reservoir of supportive energy for stressful moments. Don’t miss this opportunity to transform your approach to self-care!
Dr. Kristin Neff is an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. She is a pioneer in the field of self-compassion research, conducting the first empirical studies on self-compassion more than twenty years ago. She has been recognized as one of the most influential researchers in psychology worldwide. Kristin runs the Self-Compassion Community, an online learning platform where people can learn the skill of self-compassion with the help of others. She is author of the bestselling books Self-Compassion and Fierce Self-Compassion.
Along with her colleague Chris Germer, she developed the empirically-supported Mindful Self-Compassion program and co-founded the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. They co-wrote the best-selling The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook and their latest book is Mindful Self-Compassion for Burnout.
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