“Just like falling in love, we can fall into compassion for ourselves. That then warms up our awareness, so we can include others in our circle of compassion.”
In this conversation, we discuss the impacts of mindful self-compassion in one's life, and do a self-compassion practice led by Chris.
See the video of our conversation here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1ws8p8FMo56U8nGK26PFeIxSfk2e88jL
Chris Germer is a clinical psychologist and lecturer at Harvard Medical School. He co-developed the Mindful Self-Compassion program with Kristin Neff in 2010, which has been taught to over 250,000 people worldwide. With Neff, Chris wrote his latest book, “Mindful Self-Compassion for Burnout: Tools to Help You Heal and Recharge When You're Wrung Out by Stress.” He is also the author of "The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion," and co-edited "Mindfulness and Psychotherapy" and "Wisdom and Compassion in Psychotherapy."
