{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Self-Compassion: Learn to Embrace Your Feelings with Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer","description":"Dr. Josh King welcomes you to another episode of The Beyond Addiction Show  Today, Dr. King is accompanied by Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer, the authors of The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook: A Proven Way to Accept Yourself, Build Inner Strength, and Thrive. They share in this episode on self-compassion: how to incorporate it into our daily lives and what fierce self-compassion is.   Key Takeaways: [1:47] Kristin and Chris talk about how their lives are now. [3:58] Does self-compassion really help? [5:07] Self-compassion is about opening up to whatever it is that you are feeling. [6:38] Kindness is one important component of compassion and Chris explains why. [8:14] There are both cultural and psychological barriers to self-compassion. [10:14] Dr. King asks about the dangers of being kind to ourselves, giving ourselves permission to indulge in order to practice kindness with ourselves. [12:25] Chris explains the concept of behavioral self-compassion. [16:43] Kristin shares practical ways to exercise self-compassion for those who struggle the most. [17:30] How can you pause when you are being too hard on yourself? [22:25] Kristin shares the power of a soothing touch as a way of practicing compassion. [25:34] Kristin talks about fierce self-compassion. [31:33] Chris models how to be self-compassionate even when you are not ready to practice it. [33:45] Everything starts with giving ourselves permission. [35:00] Chris explains why sometimes practicing self-compassion can make us feel worse. [37:48] Practicing self-compassion over time heals wounds. [39:20] Kristin talks about how as humans we tend to avoid pain, how most of the time, we fail, and why. [41:34] Chris presents the two paradoxes of self-compassion. [44:55] The golden practice is simply to be a compassionate mess. [46:53] Kristin talks about her book Fierce Self Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive.   Mentioned in this Episode: The Beyond Addiction Show Center for Motivation and Change Center for Motivation and Change on Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn   Email Dr. Josh King at beyondaddiction@motivationandchange.com or tweet him at @DocJoshKing   Learn more about the Center for Mindful Self Compassion   Tweetables and Quotes: \u201cSelf-compassion doesn\u2019t judge whether you should or shouldn\u2019t be feeling how you do.\u201d \u2014 Kristin Neff @_TheCMC (4:09)   \u201cSelf-compassion can be trained.\u201d \u2014 Kristin Neff @_TheCMC (9:17)   \u201cAsk yourself: Is this behavior really helping me? If it is not, then is not self-compassion.\u201d \u2014 Kristin Neff @_TheCMC (14:56)   \u201cYou can unconditionally accept yourself without unconditionally accepting human behaviors.\u201d \u2014 Kristin Neff @_TheCMC (27:00)   \u201cIf it is a struggle, it is not self-compassion.\u201d \u2014 Christopher Germer @_TheCMC (30:41)   \u201cWhen you start being compassionate with yourself, old wounds come up.\u201d \u2014 Christopher Germer @_TheCMC (35:04)   ","author_name":"The Beyond Addiction Show","author_url":"http:\/\/www.motivationandchange.com","html":"