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Self Compassion
- Narrated by: Katherine Fenton
- Length: 10 hrs and 56 mins
- Categories: Health & Wellness, Psychology & Mental Health
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Publisher's Summary
Kristin Neff, PhD is a professor in human development whose 10 years of research forms the basis of her timely and highly listenable book. Self Compassion offers a powerful solution for combating the current malaise of depression, anxiety and self criticism that comes with living in a pressured and competitive culture.
Through tried and tested exercises, listeners learn the three core components that will help replace negative and destructive measures of self worth and success with a kinder and nonjudgmental approach in order to bring about profound life change and deeper happiness.
Self Compassion recognises that we all have weaknesses and limitations, but in accepting this we can discover new ways to achieve improved self confidence and contentment and reach our highest potential. Simply, easily and compassionately.
Kristin Neff's expert and practical advice offers a completely new set of personal development tools that will benefit everyone.
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- Jake
- 27-07-2020
Life changing book
This book came at a very needed time for me. I was burned out, feeling incredibly anxious and rather depressed despite my life actually improving by all accounts. Feelings of shame and inadequacy had become more common than any other emotion. I’d read many other books that also helped but this book provided the missing process of actually taking the time to care for myself and accept, love and support myself as I would do and have done for others I love. I feel I’m on a new path now, one that will lead to greater happiness and fulfillment without feelings of superiority or grandeur, just things as they are but with so much more acceptance and appreciation. Thanks so much for writing this book, it has helped me immeasurably ❤️
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- Halyna Pavlyshyn
- 26-08-2020
Incredible
One of the best books I have read in years. Kristin has a talent of intervening her personal story, the examples of scientific research and the words of spiritual wisdom (both Zen Buddhism and Christianity) into a single narrative. She does it in a very organic way, encouraging the audience to listen and to engage. Wonderful book! Love it.
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- Elena Dagis
- 28-01-2020
A beautifull and practical guide for life
Practical and personal examples interwoven with theory and simple exercises to imbue more compassion in your life towards yourself and by default others. Have already implemented some of the strategies and noticed a shift. I'm looking forward to listening to it again.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-12-2020
Life changing
Neff is relatable and her personal stories really allow the reader to exhale and admit some of their own patterns. I often would replay a section and am convinced that self compassion must be developed purposefully over self esteem.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-11-2020
Life changing!
Learning self compassion has changed my life. I now have a supportive non judgemental person who is always there for me no matter what, and that's me!
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- Anonymous User
- 26-05-2020
Complements the step by step guide
Gives a wider range of understanding of compassion and goes hand in hand with The Step by Step Guide to Self-Compassion by Kristin. Both books have changed my life in light of massive trauma. I couldn’t feel compassion and didn’t even know self-compassion existed. Now I feel and cry freely. Thanks Kristin
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- Anonymous User
- 20-04-2020
Well written and well read.
A must read for every human being. Read this to find your healing in all aspects of any brokenness that you might encounter. Be ready to feel empowered...
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- Thomas Brown
- 22-06-2020
What I really needed to hear and learn
I needed to listen to this book years ago. After suffering with severe mental health and now a recent break up with my fiancee, its very apparent how unhealthy I was being in both my relationship and to myself caused by events in my past that I refused to deal with. The past month, this book has helped me ground myself and start thinking of how to be better to myself and start to accept the reality of my situations. If you feel lost in your life, feel like you aren't worth anything, aren't taking care of yourself, struggling with relationships or just feeling negative about the small things. Read this book and start learning self compassion. Start doing something to help yourself. Thank you Dr. Kristin Neff.
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- JulieGeorgiana
- 29-01-2020
Life Changing
if you're looking at this book, then you probably need it for one reason or another. I wasn't sure I needed it, but i have insecurities so gave it a go after it was recommended and it has made an amazing shift in my life, I feel so much happier, yet nothing has changed, actually my life is going through a really incredibly tough and stressful patch... yet I'm happier. That tells you everything you need to know, buy the book! Xxx
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- A. Booth
- 28-01-2020
Worth your time
This challenged some of my beliefs and practice. Supporting self appreciation and compassion - supports our wider community way of being too.
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- Bamaraca
- 24-09-2020
Very Bad Reading
The reading was so bad that I had to try 3 times the first 30 minutes... but still couldn't go through. I think the author hired a "professional" reader which in my opinion was a bad idea. It's best to read this in a natural way, where real emotions are conveyed otherwise we branch off really easily and have a hard time focusing on the content. So unfortunately I wasn't able to continue and have given up. I have been looking for ways to give the audio back but couldn't find an option. I then tried a sample from the same other but this time read by her and this I can relate to. So I am getting this other audio instead... Still a waste thought, very unfortunate!
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- Ki
- 04-01-2021
Good Book To Listen To
The reader makes this easily accessible and digestible. Also has some very good tasks you can do too.
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- suzanna daw
- 11-09-2020
Excellent
Excellent book great self care techniques for self compassion for every day use. Worth listening to.
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