mindful self compassion

In this episode I chat with psychotherapist and mindful self compassion teacher Kristen Genzano.  Here are some of the topics we dig into:

• Compassion vs self compassion
• Why mindful self compassion?
• Benefits of self compassion
• Self compassion and perfectionism
• Simple ways to start practicing mindful self compassion
• The Portland Center for Self Compassion

Kristen’s Bio:

I have the privilege and honor of running a small group psychotherapy practice based in Portland, Oregon. Our practice - Kristen Genzano Therapy - is dedicated to holding a compassionate and nonjudgmental place for women to talk through the unique challenges they face in their lives. 

Before I was a therapist, I worked in the corporate world where I witnessed (and experienced) many of the complicated challenges women face as professionals, as business owners, as mothers, as daughters, as partners, and as friends to one another. It was this experience that prompted me to return to graduate school to become a Therapist. 

I attended Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois where I completed advanced training in Mindfulness & Behavior Therapies and specialized in working with survivors of childhood sexual trauma. In addition to my work as a psychotherapist I'm a Mindful Self-Compassion teacher. 

Kristen's Links:
Kristen's website
Kristen's email: info@kristengenzanotherapy.com
Portland Center for Self Compassion
Kristen's Instagram

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Media mentioned:
Brene Brown on empathy vs sympathy video

Let's be real. Being a veterinarian is hard sometimes. Tune in today to hear why I think that Mindful Self-Compassion work could be key to sustaining yourself in veterinary medicine. I have found such huge benefits from my self-compassion practice that I am excited to share the research and ideas with you.
Much gratitude for the research and work of Drs. Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer in the field of mindful self-compassion and for the co-creation of the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. Much of my discussion today is based on their work. Check out their websites and click here to find out more about the courses that they offer!
Here is a link to some of my favorite resources for learning even more about self-compassion.

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• the direct outcome of learning how to cultivate positive emotions is resilience; 
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• how you perceive yourself, how you talk to yourself, and how you judge or support yourself is key to how resilient your brain is going to be in coping with the situation;
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• pre-submitted questions from the audience.