Summary: This episode’s guest is the inspiring Kristin Neff. Kristin is a professor of human development and culture at the University of Texas, Austin, and she has practiced Buddhist Meditation since 1997.<br> <br> Dr. Neff and her family were the subject of the recent book and documentary The Horse Boy, which documented her family’s adventure with autism. A self proclaimed “Self-Compassion Evangelist”, Kristin Neff is the world’s leading expert on self-compassion. In addition to authoring numerous academic articles on self-compassion, she has written a new book titled “Self-Compassion,” released by William Morrow in 2011.<br> <br> In this episode, Kristin Neff and I speak about:<br> <br> The real meaning of Self-Compassion and how it differs from Self-Esteem,<br> The masculine and feminine aspects of mindfulness and self-compassion,<br> The researched results of self-compassion and what the findings mean for leaders, and women leaders in particular,<br> How self-compassion takes us from recognition, to action, and the power creating a practice of self care and love,<br> And finally, Kristin offers sage advice for those women on the precipice of their own emergence.<br> <br> Kristin Neff was a featured presenter at the 2013 Emerging Women Live Conference.<br> <br> Tune in to listen to my conversation "The Real Meaning of Self-Compassion" with Kristin Neff.<br> Subscribe to the Emerging Women podcast on iTunes.
