This is the authoritative guide to conducting the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program,
which provides powerful tools for coping with life challenges and enhancing emotional well …

Are you kinder to others than you are to yourself? More than a thousand research studies
show the benefits of being a supportive friend to yourself, especially in times of need. This …

Objectives The aim of these two studies was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Mindful Self‐
Compassion (MSC) program, an 8‐week workshop designed to train people to be more self …

Self‐compassion is conceptualized as containing 3 core components: self‐kindness versus
self‐judgment, common humanity versus isolation, and mindfulness versus …

Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) is a combination of mindfulness and compassion training–a
mindfulness-based self-compassion training program. Research typically shows that self …

Within American psychology, there has been a recent surge of interest in self-compassion, a
construct from Buddhist thought. Self-compassion entails:(a) being kind and understanding …

THE 10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION WITH A NEW FOREWORD FROM KRISTIN
NEFF'Kristin Neff offers practical, wise guidance on the path of emotional healing and deep …

Self-compassion involves being touched by and open to one's own suffering, not avoiding or
disconnecting from it, generating the desire to alleviate one's suffering and to heal oneself …

Most people don't have any problem with seeing compassion as a thoroughly commendable
quality. It seems to refer to an amalgam of unquestionably good qualities: kindness, mercy …

There is rapidly growing interest in Western compassion trainings that rely especially on
traditional Buddhist practices. This growing body of research distinguishes between two …