Bringing Strength to Compassion with Kristin Neff

In the second part of their conversation with Dr. Kristin Neff, Forrest and Dr. Hanson speak with her about how we can be compassionate under challenging circumstances. Particularly, how can we bring strength to compassion without tipping into anger? Learn more about Dr. Neff's Mindful Self-Compassion program here. Sign-up for Dr. Hanson's new monthly meditation program here. Use the code BEINGWELL for 10% off the purchase price: https://bit.ly/2NEnVU3 Timestamps: 01:52: Can we have too much mindfulness? And what do we need in addition to mindfulness to support self-compassion? 06:30: Is there a gender bias in the material on self-compassion? How do people of different genders respond to it differently? 12:22: How can a person be both forceful and compassionate? 16:31: So if you had the opportunity to go back and talk to yourself as a child or young adult, what is something that you would want to say to that person? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices