Kristin Neff
Pioneering researcher and teacher of self-compassion and co-founder of the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion.
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Self-compassion is being supportive toward yourself when you suffer, whether from your own mistakes or from life's challenges.
Self-compassion refers to being supportive toward oneself when experiencing suffering or pain-be it caused by personal mistakes and inadequacies or external life challenges.
doi.orgSaid 12 Aug 2022This on korrents
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Self-compassion can be fierce as well as tender: protecting yourself, speaking up and taking action.
it can also be fierce, like a mama bear, you know, protecting yourself, standing up yourself, speaking up, making change
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Self-compassion is being supportive toward yourself when you suffer, whether from your own mistakes or from life's challenges.
Self-compassion refers to being supportive toward oneself when experiencing suffering or pain-be it caused by personal mistakes and inadequacies or external life challenges.
Self-Compassion: Theory, Method, Research, and Intervention Said 12 Aug 2022
Self-compassion has six elements: self-kindness, common humanity and mindfulness, with less self-judgment, isolation and overidentification.
my theoretical model of self-compassion as comprised of six different elements: increased self-kindness, common humanity, and mindfulness as well as reduced self-judgment, isolation, and overidentification
Self-Compassion: Theory, Method, Research, and Intervention Said 12 Aug 2022
Self-compassion is a productive way to approach distressing thoughts and emotions, and it supports mental and physical well-being.
self-compassion is a productive way of approaching distressing thoughts and emotions that engenders mental and physical well-being
Self-Compassion: Theory, Method, Research, and Intervention Said 12 Aug 2022
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The common worries that self-compassion is weak, selfish, self-indulgent or undermines motivation are myths.
research that dispels common myths about self-compassion (e.g., that it is weak, selfish, self-indulgent or undermines motivation)
Self-Compassion: Theory, Method, Research, and Intervention Said 12 Aug 2022
Self-compassion can be fierce as well as tender: protecting yourself, speaking up and taking action.
it can also be fierce, like a mama bear, you know, protecting yourself, standing up yourself, speaking up, making change
Harnessing Fierce Self-Compassion to Speak Up & Claim Your Power with Dr. Kristin Neff (Therapist Uncensored Podcast) Said 10 May 2022
Everyone needs a balance of fierce and tender self-compassion, like yin and yang.
everyone needs self-compassion, everyone needs the balance of fierce and tender
Harnessing Fierce Self-Compassion to Speak Up & Claim Your Power with Dr. Kristin Neff (Therapist Uncensored Podcast) Said 10 May 2022
People think of compassion only as tender acceptance, though acts like protecting a child are compassion too.
we only tend to think of the tender acceptance when we hear words like compassion
Harnessing Fierce Self-Compassion to Speak Up & Claim Your Power with Dr. Kristin Neff (Therapist Uncensored Podcast) Said 10 May 2022
When we feel inadequate or make a mistake we go into threat defence, which blocks the care response we give others.
we go into threat defense mode, fight, flight, or freeze
Harnessing Fierce Self-Compassion to Speak Up & Claim Your Power with Dr. Kristin Neff (Therapist Uncensored Podcast) Said 10 May 2022
The first component of self-compassion is mindfulness: the willingness to turn toward and be aware of pain.
the first is mindfulness, which is the awareness, the willingness to turn toward and be aware of pain
Harnessing Fierce Self-Compassion to Speak Up & Claim Your Power with Dr. Kristin Neff (Therapist Uncensored Podcast) Said 10 May 2022
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Site self-compassion.org Her site: the research, guided practices and trainings.
Self-compassion research and practices from its leading researcher; the site is copyrighted to her company and links her books and the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion.
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