Self-Compassion, 9781444738179
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Unlock inner peace: kindness, not judgment, transforms your life.

Self-Compassion

the proven power of being kind to yourself

$32.67

  • Paperback

    320 pages

  • Release Date

    11 July 2011

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Summary

Unlock Your Inner Kindness: A Guide to Self-Compassion

Kristin Neff, PhD, a renowned professor in human development, distills her decade-long research into this accessible and impactful book. Self-Compassion provides a potent antidote to the pervasive depression, anxiety, and self-criticism prevalent in today’s high-pressure society.

Through proven exercises and audio resources, readers will discover the 3 essential elements for replacing harmful self-assessment pat…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781444738179
ISBN-10:1444738178
Author:Kristin Neff
Publisher:Hodder & Stoughton
Imprint:Yellow Kite
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:320
Release Date:11 July 2011
Weight:400g
Dimensions:232mm x 152mm x 28mm
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Critics Review

A beautiful book that helps us all see the way to cure the world - one person at a time - starting with yourself. Read it and start the journey. - Rosie O’Donnell

A portable friend to all readers… who need to learn that the Golden Rule works only if it’s reversible: We must learn to treat ourselves as well as we wish to treat others. - Gloria Steinem

This book and its courageous and compassionate author will become essential reading for all of us seeking inner peace and true, lasting happiness in our lives. Savor and enjoy! - Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., author of Mindsight

In this deeply personal, highly practical book, Kristin Neff moves the entire study of compassion forward. - Sharon Salzberg, author of Loving kindness and Real Happiness

This is an important book. Following its advice can free readers from the chains of self-criticism and replace them with the wings of self-encouragement. - Steven Stosny, Ph.D., author of Love Without Hurt

Brilliant! Self Compassion is a revolutionary new idea - a better idea - pioneered by the author, Kristin Neff, with profound implications for how to live our lives. - Christopher K. Germer, Ph.D., author of The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion

A beautiful book that helps us all see the way to cure the world - one person at a time - starting with yourself. Read it and start the journey. - Rosie O’Donnell

A portable friend to all readers… who need to learn that the Golden Rule works only if it’s reversible: We must learn to treat ourselves as well as we wish to treat others. - Gloria Steinem

About The Author

Kristin Neff

Kristin Neff, PhD, is an associate professor in human development at the University of Texas and has been researching and studying self-compassion for the past decade. She published the first journal article that defined and examined self-compassion. She also created the Self-Compassion Scale, which has been translated into more than a dozen languages and is used by hundreds of researchers worldwide. She lectures on self-compassion internationally and runs workshops.

She lives in Austin, Texas.

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