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LIVE Opening Keynote

Christopher Germer, PhD and Kristin Neff, PhD

Self-Compassion: An Antidote to Shame

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About the speakers

Christopher Germer, PhD

Chris Germer, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and lecturer on psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He co-developed the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program with Kristin Neff in 2010 and they wrote two books, The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook and Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program. MSC has been taught to over 250,000 people worldwide. Dr. Germer is also the author of The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion; he co-edited two influential volumes on therapy, Mindfulness and Psychotherapy, and Wisdom and Compassion in Psychotherapy; and he maintains a small psychotherapy practice in Massachusetts, USA.

Kristin Neff, PhD

Kristin Neff, PhD, is currently 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 nearly twenty years ago, and is the author of the best-selling book Self-Compassion. She has been recognized as one of the most influential researchers in psychology worldwide. Along with her colleague Chris Germer, she developed the Mindful Self-Compassion program, taught internationally, and co-wrote The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook. Her newest book is Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive. 

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  • Nice to have a better understanding of shame (not money), as the greatest obstacle of being loved by self & others.

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  • Gracias, Gracias, he aprendido mucho.Debo practicar y aprender más.
    Todos los videos que he visto han sido muy interesantes.

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  • I never get tired or distracted of listening you both. You give so much sense to how we can embed self compassion in our lives and by that, evolve and become better human beings.

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  • Thank you for this teaching. I’m looking forward to implementing this in my personal and professional practice.

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  • Found this really interesting and helpful. Building on what i know and believe, so great to watch and listen to.

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  • A HUGE gratefulness for all you dear ones for your time n care in sharing your knowledge and experience…..SO helpful 🥰

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  • Thank you for the brilliant 2023 Summit.

    Please note that the given web link above is broken for watching Chris Germer’s in-depth session on Shame from the 2022 Compassion in Therapy Summit.

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    • UPDATE : Apology. Please note that the given web link above is not broken as I have incorrectly stated in my initial comment but when I clicked the web link I got the message that the video is private and unavailable for watching Chris Germer’s in-depth session on Shame from the 2022 Compassion in Therapy Summit.

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        • Thank you Lucy Porter for your kind help and advice message above. I have just watched Chris Germer’s most interesting & helpful video from the 2022 Compassion in Therapy Summit. With Best Wishes & Fond Gratitude.

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  • Would the homecoming meditation Chris led us in potentially be available in audio or written form?

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  • A question for some (not all) church goers. God loves us, so why should we not love ourselves with “self compassion” which gives us far greater capacity to love others?

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  • Hi, thank you this free webinar. I have been learning about how compassion is helping heal so many challenges relating to people’s past experiences all many and varied.
    I work as a therapist in a mainstream secondary school (11 – 16 yr olds) in Manchester in the North West of England. This will help enhance my trauma informed approach to healing young people and adults in an anxious society.
    I am playing catch up and am looking forward to the rest of this series over the next couple of days.

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