Resilience Through Self-Compassion

from Spark · host Kellee Marlow

Kristin Neff is widely recognized as one of the leading experts on self-compassion, being the first one to operationally define and measure the construct over a decade ago. She has been credited with conducting the first academic studies into self-compassion and creating the Self-Compassion Scales. Kristin is the Associate Professor in Educational Psychology at the University of Texas, Austin, and the author of Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself and co-author of The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook. She is also co-founder and board president of the nonprofit Center for Mindful Self-Compassion.Her research on self-compassion has been featured in NY Times, Harvard Business Review, The Atlantic and other media outlets.

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What if self-compassion makes you more resilient both psychologically and physically...would you practice it? Kellee discusses with Kristin Neff, a leading expert on the power of self-compassion and how it can contribute to your well-being as well as motivate you in your pursuits. She shares the myths people have as to what exactly self-compassion is.

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