How Does Mindfulness Help Cultivate Self-Compassion?

By Kristin Neff | October 2013 | TRT 21:12

Overcoming Objections to Self-Compassion

By Kristin Neff

By Kristin Neff

By Kristin Neff

By Kristin Neff

March 2012

The pioneering researcher and author of Self-Compassion explains why it's OK to accept your…

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Kristin Neff, Ph.D., is an associate professor in human development and culture at the University of Texas, Austin, and the author of

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