#32: Tools for Self-Compassion with Dr. Kristin Neff

Mary’s Cup of Tea: the Self-Love Podcast for Women

Mary Jelkovsky

Self-love, Body-image, Mental Health, Body Image, Relationships, Women's Health, Self Love, Advice For Women, Self Love For Women, Love Yourself, Education, Society & Culture, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.8 • 721 Ratings

🗓️ 10 September 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Mary interviews the pioneer of self-compassion research: Dr. Kristin Neff. Although our society puts much focus on building self-esteem, Dr. Kristin explains why self-compassion is a much more useful and impactful place to focus on. From soothing symptoms of depression and anxiety to helping us be kinder to others, self-compassion is key to greater well-being, especially for women. Dr. Kristin generously shares tips and tools that will help you be kinder to yourself during difficult times. In addition to writing numerous academic articles and book chapters on self-compassion, Dr. Kristin is author of the book Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself. She received her doctorate from UC Berkeley, studying moral development and then did 2 years of postdoctoral study at the University of Denver studying self-concept development. During Kristin’s last year of graduate school she became interested in Buddhism and has been practicing meditation ever since. While doing her post-doctoral work she decided to conduct research on self-compassion – a central construct in Buddhist psychology and one that had not yet been examined empirically until Dr. Kristin created a scale to measure the concept. Dr. Kristin is currently an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. In conjunction with her colleague Dr. Chris Germer, she has developed a training program called Mindful Self-Compassion, which is taught by thousands of teachers worldwide. They co-authored The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook as well as Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program: A Guide for Professionals. If you enjoy Mary’s Cup of Tea Podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than a minute, and it really makes a difference in helping bring on more amazing guests like Dr. Kristin to the show! This episode is brought to you by my favorite books! I would not be the person I am today without the books I’ve read. These are books every woman MUST read so check them out at maryscupoftea.com/books. FOLLOW MARY ON INSTAGRAM: @maryscupofteaa @maryspodcast @retreatsbymary COME TO A SELF LOVE RETREAT: maryscupoftea.com/self-love-retreats/ JOIN MARY’S ONLINE RETREAT: maryscupoftea.com/beyond-body/

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0:00.0	Welcome to Tea Time with Mary.
0:09.1	I'm your host, Mary Jolkovsky.
0:11.1	I'm a former bikini fitness model turned self-love advocate.
0:14.9	And this is the podcast that will inspire you to love yourself.
0:21.2	Hey friends, before we begin, I just wanted to let you know that this podcast episode is
0:25.7	sponsored by my favorite books. Not literally, but I did create a book list for you with all
0:32.9	of my favorite books for self-love and body image and self-confidence and just overall self-healing and
0:40.3	growth. I am a huge personal growth person and to be honest with you, a lot of the things that I talk
0:46.5	about come from the books that I've read. I'm a big reader and I always tell my little sister,
0:51.7	readers are leaders. And I love audiobooks, I love book books,
0:56.3	I love Kindle, I love all the forms of books, just give me all the goods. So I decided to create a book
1:02.8	list for you with my top 25 favorite books. And I actually add to this list. So there's probably
1:09.1	going to be more than 25 books on it. But I have narrowed it down to top 25 books that you I actually add to this list. So there's probably going to be more than 25 books on it.
1:16.6	But I have narrowed it down to top 25 books that you need to read to start the self-love journey.
1:21.1	I'm not saying you have to read all the books right now, but you should have this list handy-dandy for when you're getting a book on Amazon or shopping in your audible or whatever.
1:25.8	So I've created this book list, and you can get at mary's cup of tea.com slash books.
1:32.1	And I will also put it in the show notes.
1:35.1	And let me know how you like these recommendations by screenshoting what you're reading
1:39.2	and tagging me in your Instagram stories.
1:41.9	I always love seeing you use my recommendations.
1:45.6	It just makes my whole day because we're like a little community. So anyways, marriescup of tea.com slash books. Go get it.
1:52.6	Hello everybody. Welcome to another episode of Mary's Cup of Tea, the podcast. Today I am here with
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