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Today my guest is Dr. Kristen Neff.

Kristen is a professor of human development and culture at the University of Texas, Austin, and she

has practiced Buddhist meditation since 1997. Kristen and her family were the subject of the

recent book and documentary, The Horse Boy, which documented her family's adventure with autism.

A self-proclaimed, self-compassion evangelist.

Kristen Neff loves spreading the good word of self-compassion. With sounds true, Kristen created an

audio program called Self-compassion step by step, the proven power of being kind to yourself,

where she presents the clinical evidence that self-compassion is a master key

to greater happiness, well-being, and resilience.

And she presents proven techniques and exercises for cultivating this pivotal quality.

In this episode of Insights at the Edge, Kristen and I spoke about three pillars

or components of self-compassion.

We talked about how to take a self-compassion break when we need it,

and also the importance of recognizing our common

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