Christopher Germer on Mindful Self-Compassion

In this video taken during the Compassion in Connection Conference in October, 2018, Chris Germer, Ph.D. shares the core principles of the Mindful Self-Compassion program, which he co-developed with Kristin Neff.

[@dr.gbailey]

Bremers work on transforming shame and self-criticism with self-compassion is such an important part of psychotherapy nowadays

[@joanduranti3769]

Self compassion is such an amazing subject. It is a whole new learning experience.

[@JoyceNoll]

Thank you! Excellent video. at 11:42 in the video: mindfulness - antidote to the quick pace of society and information overload, self-compassion - antidote to loneliness and fragmentation.

[@Susan-ol4ys]

A beautiful talk thank you, and what a great public speaker you are, very warm and engaging

[@tanayachatterjee2327]

Wonderful talk! Thank you for introducing this in psychological intervention!

[@TheTanatito]

Thank you 🙏

[@schoolofmasteryformindfull1417]

Absolutely brilliant with good solid practical advice on how to learn compassion for ourselves

[@sophiakh9590]

Helping ourselves feel better 💖 💖

[@carmengloriagonzalez8238]

Thanks for the inspiring words

[@francescabornello3119]

Grazie davvero

[@ts3858]

Was she talking about the shooter? What was the story about the shooter...tragic ..suffering..😓🙏

[@tygerstar35]

25:00 Gestures

[@mariat8288]

Ol

[@TheKeithbh]

In general, men find MSC difficult, not because we do not have the capacity to apply it OR because of "toxic masculinity" (putting aside the various problems with this catch phrase), but because we are ACTION-oriented and RESPONSIBILITY-orientated. Self-compassion applied in a broad fashion in contrary to both these tendencies.
Those who pathologize these generally healthy masculine tendencies -- and want men to behave and think more like women -- are, to put it bluntly, wrong.

[@RCRB444]

That’s a load of crap.

[@Medietos]

Yes, and that is why man and woman can complement and be of good help to each other in true marriage.

[@SuperLammens]

did pre industrial humans need self compassion. did pre agriculture humans need self compassion. my insight made me conclude that we are starting the self rejection on how we don't meet standards of work, money, looks, athletic level. From birth we quicly learn from media, parents, siblings, family, teachers that we are needing to meet certain standards to be accepted, cared for, loved and even if we succeed meeting a number of these criteria we won't feel love, acceptance and in the mean time we are doing a LOT of SELF REJECTION. Compassion is nice, but this culture teaches us to ACHIEVE. WE ARE NEVER ENOUGH and now we and others have the fear of poverty, loneliness, homelessness, ...

[@emmapinn6009]

At ~40 minutes, they left the body there?! So barbaric

[@Medietos]

Rudolf Steiner gave this and much better, deper and more, a100 years ago.

[@sophiafakevirus-ro8cc]

Aerie fairie nonsense

[@hmmcinerney]

❤😊