Dr. Kristin Neff - The Yin and Yang of Self-Compassion

In this episode, I speak with Dr Kristin Neff, a pioneer and one of the world’s leading experts in the field of self-compassion. I&aposm still finding myself going over her words days after this was recorded, realizing slowly but surely that she blew my mind. If you ever feel that you&aposre too hard on yourself, I assure you that you&aposre in the right place.

Kristin was the first academic to operationally define and measure the concept of self-compassion over a decade ago. During Kristin’s last year of graduate school she became interested in Buddhism and has been practicing Insight Meditation ever since. This led her to conduct research on self-compassion, a central part of Buddhist psychology and one that had not yet been examined empirically. She is the author of the classic book, Self-Compassion.

Listen as we discuss:

The failures of self-esteem, and the freedom of embracing self-compassion insteadNot needing to "better" in anyway in order to be deserving of self-loveKristin&aposs story through academia, divorce, meditation and self-compassionWhy she transitioned from studying self-esteem to studying self-compassionLoving yourself just because you&aposre a flawed human beingHow consumer driven society plays to our insecuritiesHow we know compassion is the best parenting style, yet don&apost apply it to ourselvesFight-or-flight, and how we can actually attack ourselves to feel safe againOur innate tendency to scold ourselves, with Kristin&aposs son as a case studyDefining compassion vs. self-compassionThe three elements of self-compassionPractical advice on how to actually be kind to yourselfThe Yin-Yang of Self CompassionHow self-compassion translates to motivation A discussion on self-compassion as it relates to men and womenAnger as an act of self projected love

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