Kristin Neff Archives - Jennifer Kogan, MSW, RSW, LICSW https://jenniferkogan.com/tag/kristin-neff/ Compassion Focused Counseling and Consultation in Washington, DC and Ontario, Canada Sun, 07 May 2017 02:02:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 The New Science of Self-Compassion https://jenniferkogan.com/the-new-science-of-self-compassion/ Mon, 02 Apr 2012 01:29:18 +0000 https://jenniferkogan.com/?p=2474 Self-compassion is hard for some people to embrace because it sounds self-indulgent. This is a misnomer because practicing self-compassion actually gives us an incentive to try, not because we want to be the best but simply because we care about ourselves. Interestingly, most people find it is easier to care for others then to be kind to themselves.

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]]> Go Easy on Yourself, a New Wave of Research Urges https://jenniferkogan.com/go-easy-new-wave-research-urges/ Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:08:54 +0000 https://jenniferkogan.com/?p=2612 This is an older post about self-compassion that is still very relevant. Many of still believe we need to "push through the pain" in order to succeed but the opposite has been proven to be true.

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