How being kind to ourselves transforms our parenting with Dr Kristin Neff

The Motherkind Podcast

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.8 • 837 Ratings

🗓️ 14 June 2018

⏱️ 49 minutes

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This week I am joined by Dr. Kristin Neff PHD to explore self-compassion, and how we can use this practice to radically improve our parenting and relationships with our children, as well as our relationship with ourselves. Kristin is a world renowned psychologist, and the world’s leading expert on self-compassion. She has a hugely popular TED talk and multiple books on self-compassion. What we cover: - How Kristin became interested in self-compassion - What self-compassion really is, why it isn’t self-indulgent or self-pitying - 'Mirror neurons’ and why they're really important for every parent to understand - Kristin addresses the main blocks to self-compassionate practice that many people have FInd full show notes at www.motherkind.co/podcast For more on Dr Kristin Neff, please see; self-compassion.org/ Kristin’s Tedx Talk at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvtZBUSplr4 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:13.6	Hey everyone and welcome to another episode of the Motherkind podcast with me, your host, Zoe
1:18.5	Blaskey, where each week we chat about all things motherhood and well-being.
1:23.3	This week, I am really excited to share this guest with you.
1:27.6	Now, you probably haven't heard of her unless you're a meditation and mindfulness geek like me.
1:34.1	But Dr. Kristen Neff, PhD, is the world's leading expert on self-compassion.
1:41.4	She was actually the first to operationally define self-compassion. She
1:46.3	created a scale to measure self-compassion. So you may be thinking, what on earth is self-compassion?
1:52.3	Well, the definition that she gives it is really simple. So she says, with self-compassion,
1:58.0	we give ourselves the same kindness and care we'd give to a good
2:02.7	friend and if you know mother kind or me or the podcast or what I'm about I mean the clues in the
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2:13.9	I see time and time again is us moms unable to unable to give ourselves a break. We are so kind to our friends and often so hard on ourselves.
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