Embracing Imperfection: The Power of Self-Compassion

Burnout is on the rise. Two experts show us how to combat it.

Dr. Kristin Neff is an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. She is a pioneer in the field of self-compassion research, conducting the first empirical studies on self-compassion more than twenty years ago. 

Christopher Germer is a clinical psychologist and lecturer on psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He also co-developed a highly impactful program called Mindful Self-Compassion, which has been taught to over 100,000 people across the world.

This episode is part of our monthlong Do Life Better series. 

We talk about:

• How to know if you are burnt out
• The three main symptoms of burnout, their causes, and their health consequences
• The three components of self-compassion and how they can help 
• The inner critic and why we kick our own asses
• How to draw appropriate boundaries with your boss
• The difference between tender and fierce self-compassion
• Tools for dealing with perfectionism without letting go of high standards

Related Episodes: 

• Do Life Better
• Sanely Ambitious 
• Kryptonite for the Inner Critic | Kristin Neff
• #360 Self-Compassion Ain’t Always Soft | Kristin Neff
• #310 The Scientific Case for Self-Compassion | Chris Germer
• For the Burned Out, Fried, and Exhausted | Emily & Amelia Nagoski

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Full Shownotes: https://meditatehappier.com/podcast/tph/neff-germer-894

Additional Resources:

• Self-compassion event with Kristin Neff & Dan Harris
• The Self-Compassion Test
• The Center for Mindful Self Compassion