Kristen Neff
Kristin Neff is a professor of educational psychology at the University of Texas at Austin and pioneering researcher of self-compassion, author of "Self-Compassion" and "Fierce Self-Compassion."
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Aug 31, 2026
Kristin NeffGUEST
Yeah, so you might say the emotional tone of compassion is one of warmth and kindness, right? As opposed to being harsh or judgmental the way actually most of us are.
Kristin NeffGUEST
Most of us tend not to be kind to ourselves, especially when we've made a mistake.
Kristin NeffGUEST
Just as compassion for a friend means you're kind and warm and supportive to that friend, we're also kind and warm and supportive to ourselves.
Kristin NeffGUEST
The reason it's compassion and not just kindness, the reason I didn't just call it self-kindness is because there's two other elements.
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