Ep. 252 – Kristin Neff

Metta Hour with Sharon Salzberg

Be Here Now Network

Beherenow, Religion & Spirituality, Beherenownetwork, Buddhism, Meditation, Society & Culture, Sharonsalzberg, Metta, Salzberg, Compassion

4.6 • 682 Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2024

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

For episode 252, Kristin Neff returns to the Metta Hour for her third appearance on the podcast.

Dr. Kristin Neff is a pioneer in the field of self-compassion research, conducting the first empirical studies on self-compassion more than twenty years ago. She has been recognized as one of the most influential researchers in psychology worldwide is an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Kristin runs the Self-Compassion Community, an online learning platform where people can learn the skill of self-compassion with the help of others, and is author of the bestselling books Self-Compassion and Fierce Self-Compassion. Her new book, Mindful Self-Compassion for Burnout, co-authored with Chris Germer, is now available everywhere.

In this conversation, Kristin and Sharon discuss:

Kristin’s personal burnout
Kristin’s definition of compassion
Myths of self-compassion
What happens in burnout
Negativity bias sinkholes
The necessity of positive states
Healthy boundaries
Loving the Inner critic
Research on Self-Compassion
Self-Compassion Example Scenarios
Kristin’s new community offering

Kristin closes the conversation with a guided meditation on Self-Compassion.

You can learn more about Kristin’s work right here and get a copy of her new book, Mindful Self-Compassion for Burnout right here.

You can join Kristin’s Self-Compassion Community right here and take her Self-Compassion Quiz right here.

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0:00.0	To be enlightened is to be intimate with all things, Dogan Zenji.
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1:06.4	visit romdos.org forward slash today intimacy.
1:19.8	And so sometimes self-compassion does involve giving yourself a break or going easy on your
1:25.6	easier on yourself, perhaps not driving yourself so ruthlessly
1:29.0	but it's really important to remember that again the core of self-compassion is alleviating suffering
1:36.3	hello and welcome to the Metta Hour podcast with Sharon Salzberg.
1:53.4	I'm Lily Cushman. I produce this podcast.
1:57.8	And today we're bringing you episode 252, the return of Dr. Kristen Neff to the podcast.
2:06.7	Kristen is a pioneer in the field of self-compassion research, conducting first empirical studies on self-compassion over 20 years ago.
2:24.3	She is recognized as one of the most influential researchers in psychology worldwide, and she's an associate professor of educational psychology at the University of Texas in Austin.
2:32.3	Today we're celebrating the release of Kristen's new book that she has co-authored with Chris
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