Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg12 Nov 2024

Ep. 252 – Kristin Neff

For episode 252, Kristin Neff returns to the Metta Hour for her third appearance on the podcast.

Dr. Kristin Neff 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 is an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Kristin runs the Self-Compassion Community, an online learning platform where people can learn the skill of self-compassion with the help of others, and is author of the bestselling books Self-Compassion and Fierce Self-Compassion. Her new book, Mindful Self-Compassion for Burnout, co-authored with Chris Germer, is now available everywhere.

In this conversation, Kristin and Sharon discuss:

Kristin’s personal burnout
Kristin’s definition of compassion
Myths of self-compassion
What happens in burnout
Negativity bias sinkholes
The necessity of positive states
Healthy boundaries
Loving the Inner critic
Research on Self-Compassion
Self-Compassion Example Scenarios
Kristin’s new community offering

Kristin closes the conversation with a guided meditation on Self-Compassion.

You can learn more about Kristin’s work right here and get a copy of her new book, Mindful Self-Compassion for Burnout right here.

You can join Kristin’s Self-Compassion Community right here and take her Self-Compassion Quiz right here.

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