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Oct 25
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Self-Compassion & Healing Trauma with Kr...

MONIQUE KOVEN
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In this replay episode host Monique Koven speaks with self-compassion researcher Kristin Neff about applying self-compassion to complex and developmental trauma. Neff explains how tender care and fierce boundary-setting work together, shares practical grounding and self-compassion exercises, and discusses why painful reactions during practice can be normal.

Resources mentioned Self-Compassion — Kristin Neff’s book https://link.amazon/B0dnu4r2a



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