There's a widely held assumption that if you have a warmer, friendlier relationship with yourself, you will not only slack off and be ineffective, but also that you will be a doormat. My guest today says: not true. She's making the case that self-compassion, when properly understood, can lead to a kind of ferocity. It can help you stand up for yourself and o ... Show More
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How To Stop Getting Dragged Around By Your Anxieties, Thought Loops, and Insecurities | Sebene Selassie
Plus: How to find practices that work for you, what "mindfulness" actually means, and a new audiobook out now. Sebene Selassie has been meditating for decades, survived cancer three times, and still says the practice isn't a magic bullet. That honesty is kind of the point. Today ... Show More
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The Funniest Conversation You'll Ever Hear About Achieving Inner Peace | Pete Holmes
The comedian on: connecting instead of separating, feeling whole, and the upside of being an affirmation addict. Pete Holmes is a stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. He created and starred in HBO's Crashing and hosted The Pete Holmes Show on TBS. He has released stand-up specia ... Show More
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Mar 2
Harvard Business School Professor on Building Trust, Reducing Regret, and the Underrated Power of Oversharing | Leslie John
The brain benefits of self-disclosure, the costs of staying silent, and how to know what to reveal and when. Leslie John is the James E. Burke Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School. Her new book is called Revealing: The Underrated Power of Oversharin ... Show More
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Jun 2021
Ep 156. Fierce self-compassion with Dr. Kristin Neff
Download your FREE confidence affirmations Mp3 at www.calmer-you.com/confidence The incredible Kristin Neff PhD, author of the new book Fierce self-compassion: The feminist guide for women to understand, appreciate and speak up for themselves, joins me on this week's episode. If ... Show More
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Jun 2021
Self-compassion with Dr Kristin Neff
Dr Kristin Neff, Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas, is the pioneer of self-compassion research. Within Neff's 20 years of studying this Buddist psychology construct, Neff has created a scale that measures the practice and its effects on ment ... Show More
15m 58s
Dec 2021
Dr. Kristin Neff | Defeat Your Inner Critic With Self-Compassion
In today’s episode, we cover self-compassion with Dr Kristin Neff. Kristin received her doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley, is a pioneer in the field of self-compassion research, and is releasing her new book Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kind ... Show More
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