Kristin Neff

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Kristin Neff, PhD, is an Associate Professor at UT Austin. She is a pioneer in the field of self-compassion research, conducting the first empirical studies on the topic more than 20 years ago. In addition to writing numerous academic articles, she has co-developed an empirically supported training program called Mindful Self-Compassion, taught by thousands of teachers worldwide. She is author of the books Self-Compassion, Fierce Self-Compassion, and co-author (along with Chris Germer) of the Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook, Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program, and her latest, the Mindful Self-Compassion for Burnout. She also runs the Self-Compassion Community, an online membership that offers live events with Kristin and other self-compassion experts, as well as providing live online mentoring and a self-compassion guided practice toolkit with all new audio recordings.

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Reviews

Mary Ellen

Jan 25, 2026

Very helpful. Thank you.

ellie allen

Jan 21, 2026

I’ve done this meditation many times over the years. Thank you, Kristen!!!! You rock!!!❤️🙏🏼❤️

Bear W

Jan 12, 2026

Thank you for that wonderful meditation 🙏

Mar Cas

Jan 11, 2026

Thank You 🙏

Mary

Jan 11, 2026

Thank you I am so grateful I found you!

Hilary

Jan 4, 2026

Very helpful in softening my/the critical mind and opening my heart towards myself. Thank you.

Karen

Dec 24, 2025

Wow. So very powerful. Thank you for sharing this. 💫💕💫

Katie Cassou

Dec 19, 2025

Simple effective support during a challenging time. Thank you.

Thomas Hare

Dec 15, 2025

Thank you 🙏🏻

Peter

Dec 9, 2025

Liked no music and focusing on a tough situation and locating where I sense the emotion in my body.

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