The Emotional Intelli-Gents Podcast: Navigating Leadership with Emotional intelligence6 Sep 2023

Ep17: Interview with Dr. Kristin Neff: Nurturing the Soul - Balancing the Yin and Yang of Self-Compassion

In this episode, Ismail and Sameer sit down with Dr. Kristin Neff, pioneer researcher and renowned expert in the field of self-compassion. Dr. Neff is an associate professor at the University of Texas-Austin, in their Department of Educational Psychology. She is author of several books such as The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook, Fierce Self Compassion and Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself.” Dr. Neff is the co-founder of the non-profit Center for Mindful Self-Compassion and has been credited with the first academic studies on the topic of Self-Compassion. Her TedX talk on the topic of self-compassion has nearly 3 million views on YouTube to date.

During our one-hour long discussion with Dr. Neff we covered a myriad of really insightful topics and Dr. Neff shared practical ways that each of us can bring more self-compassion into our lives.

Some of the topics covered include:

Self-Compassion as an enhancer of motivation
The link between self-compassion and mental health
Utilizing self-compassion to build resilience
The two sides of self-compassion – fierce vs. tender self-compassion
Self-compassion in high EQ leaders
Self-compassion break led by Dr. Neff

The episode centers on the topic of self-compassion with very practical applications explained throughout.

Please listen in, and as always we look forward to hearing from you all with feedback on how you plan to use the tips and tricks you learn from Episode 17.

You can find more information about Dr. Kristin Neff, her research, literature, and initiatives at the below links:

https://self-compassion.org/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristin_Neff
https://www.instagram.com/NeffSelfCompassion/?hl=en

TedX Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvtZBUSplr4

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