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Yin and Yang of Self-Compassion

May 3, 2021
Fierce self-compassion and protection from harm
Self-compassion is aimed at alleviating suffering, and to do so, sometimes we need to protect ourselves — to speak up, say no, draw boundaries, or to stand up to injustice. This essay is an excerpt from Kristin Neff's forthcoming book, Fierce Self-...

October 15, 2019
Cultivating Kindness and Strength in the Face of Difficulty: Yin and Yang of Self-Compassion
Kristin Neff discusses the importance of deepening our understanding of self-compassion to include self-protection, self-motivation, and providing for ourselves....

September 22, 2019
Making the Invisible Visible: Using Art to Deepen MSC Practice
Art is a valuable tool in expressing preverbal ideas that may otherwise remain trapped in the body. Here, Helga Luger-Schreiner inspires us to consider art as a tool when making contact with our own bodies, feelings, and emotion, allowing us to not o...

September 14, 2019
On the Road to Empowerment: Fierce Self-Compassion for Mothers
Compassion is aimed at the alleviation of suffering—that of others or ourselves— and can be ferocious as well as tender. -Kristin Neff...

August 9, 2019
Medicine for Difficult Times
This incisive and thoughtful commentary teaches how self-compassion, mindfulness, and relationship can support us in coping with tragedy and violence...
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- Inclusion and Diversity
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- Motivation and the Inner Critic
- Relational Self-Compassion
- SCIP Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy
- Self-Compassion and Leadership
- Self-Compassion and the Arts
- Self-Compassion Around the World
- Self-Compassion in Education
- Self-Compassion Practice
- Self-Compassion Research
- Self-Compassion Retreats
- Special Populations
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- The Body
- Yin and Yang of Self-Compassion