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Selfcompassion harpercollins harpercollins publishers. Neff and germer are the worlds leading authorities on selfcompassion. Kristin neff, pioneering self compassion researcher, author, and teacher. I am hereby resetting my sails and, with renewed enthusiasm, setting off into the future, and the final chapters in my life. Based on stateoftheart research, neff provides essential lessons for how to excel personally and professionally through selfcompassion.
I discovered her book through the work of brene brown whom i also love and watched her ted talk, which i found very moving i admit to being a bit of a self help literature enthusiast. Kristin neff is an associate professor in human development and culture, educational psychology department, university of texas at austin. Kristen neff has presented a clear and compelling description of selfcompassion. Self compassion in difficult times with kristin neff. T he relentless search for high self esteem has become a virtual religion. Self compassion with kristin neff the one you feed.
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