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The Five Myths of Self-Compassion

By Kristin Neff — 2015

Kristin Neff tackles the misconceptions that stop us from being kinder to ourselves.

Read on greatergood.berkeley.edu

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Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive

Kristin Neff changed how we talk about self-care with her enormously popular first book, Self-Compassion. Now, ten years and many studies later, she expands her body of work to explore a brand-new take on self-compassion.

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Kristin Neff
2021
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Imagine If You Were 10% More Compassionate Towards Yourself | Ronnie Grandell | TEDxTurku

Ronnie Grandell offers a new and intriguing look on compassion – as something that most people think is something reserved for other people, while it really is something that each and every one of us also need from ourselves.

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2016
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Overcoming Shame and Growing Self Compassion - Book Club for Babes the Gifts of Imperfection

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2017
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Professor Paul Gilbert - Strengthening the Mind Through the Power of Self-Compassion

Earlier this year Professor Paul Gilbert gave a talk in Lismore on strengthening the mind through the power of self-compassion.

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2013
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Kristin Neff - Resilience and Self-Compassion - Empathy and Compassion in Society 2013

Empathy and Compassion in Society gives professionals a new perspective on the human capacity to cultivate empathy and compassion.

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Kristin Neff
2013
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Self Compassion

It’s all too easy to be extremely tough on ourselves; we need – at points – to get better at self-compassion. Here is an exercise in how to lessen the voices of self-flagellation.

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2016
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The Self-Compassion Break

Here’s a practice to guide you through your darkest times with compassion, mindfulness and gentleness. It was created by Dr Kristin Neff and it's called the self-compassion break.

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2020
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How to Be a Friend to Yourself

The person we may find it hardest to be kind and sympathetic to is, surprisingly, ourselves. Yet being a friend to ourselves provides the only viable basis for living an emotionally fulfilled life.

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2017
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Self-Compassion-Learn How to Face Your Flaws with Love and Courage

Self-Compassion is an essential skill if you're human, because we all mess up, make mistakes, and do dumb things. By learning self-compassion you can develop greater love and more courage and confidence to face a problem again and do better next time.

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2019
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Dare to Rewire Your Brain for Self-Compassion | Weiyang Xie | TEDxUD

When Weiyang Xie first came to the United States as an international student, she was excited to pursue her dreams, yet filled with overwhelming insecurity and anxiety. In her journey to becoming a psychologist, she dared to be vulnerable and face her fears and shame head-on.

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2018
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