When we find ourselves in a caregiving situation — either in our personal or professional lives — it’s important to balance giving compassion to both ourselves and others, as Mindful Self-Compassion co-founder Kristin Neff, PhD reminds us in this short teaching and practice.

Whether you’re a mental health or healthcare professional, parent, or simply someone facing challenging interpersonal interactions, the Compassion With Equanimity practice offers invaluable support and guidance.

Join Kristin Neff for a live online workshop: Self-Compassion for Caregivers! 

On Saturday, April 27h Dr. Neff will lead a live 3-hour, online, experiential workshop: Self-Compassion for Caregivers. The session will include theory, research, and a variety of practices. Learn more and register here >>

Join the Self-Compassion for Caregivers Workshop with Kristin Neff, PhD!

For those who’d like more support in caring for family members or professional clients, we’d like to be sure you know about this LIVE online 3-hour Self-Compassion for Caregivers Workshop with Kristin Neff, PhD, on Saturday, April 27. 

If caring just goes one way — out but not in — you will eventually become drained and depleted.  Self-compassion is crucial for caregivers because it allows us to resource ourselves so that we can sustain giving to others without burning out. 

This workshop will present theory and research on the key role that self-compassion plays for caregivers. A variety of practices will be taught that can help individuals maintain equilibrium in difficult caregiving situations.  We will also explore how to meet our needs in a balanced and fulfilling manner. 

Learn more and register for the Self-Compassion for Caregivers Workshop here >>

About Kristin Neff

Kristin Neff, PhD received her doctorate from the University of California at Berkeley, studying moral development. She did two years of postdoctoral study at the University of Denver studying self-concept development. She is currently an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin.

During Kristin’s last year of graduate school she became interested in Buddhism and has been practicing meditation in the Insight Meditation tradition ever since. While doing her post-doctoral work she decided to conduct research on self-compassion – a central construct in Buddhist psychology and one that had not yet been examined empirically. Kristin is a pioneer in the field of self-compassion research, creating a scale to measure the construct over fifteen years ago. In addition to writing numerous academic articles and book chapters on the topic, she is author of the book Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself, released by William Morrow.

In conjunction with her colleague Dr. Chris Germer, she has developed an empirically supported training program called Mindful Self-Compassion, which is taught by thousands of teachers worldwide. They co-authored The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook as well as Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program: A Guide for Professionals, both published by Guilford. She is also co-founder and board president of the nonprofit Center for Mindful Self-Compassion.