Kristin Neff

Austin, TX, USA

90.5k Followers

Kristin Neff, PhD, is an Associate Professor at UT Austin. She is a pioneer in the field of self-compassion research, conducting the first empirical studies on the topic more than 20 years ago. In addition to writing numerous academic articles, she has co-developed an empirically supported training program called Mindful Self-Compassion, taught by thousands of teachers worldwide. She is author of the books Self-Compassion, Fierce Self-Compassion, and co-author (along with Chris Germer) of the Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook, Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program, and her latest, the Mindful Self-Compassion for Burnout. She also runs the Self-Compassion Community, an online membership that offers live events with Kristin and other self-compassion experts, as well as providing live online mentoring and a self-compassion guided practice toolkit with all new audio recordings.

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Reviews

Naomi Fox

Jun 28, 2026

Love Dr Neff and her work! It's had a major and positive impact on my life 🩷

Donne Davis

Jun 14, 2026

You are always so helpful in reminding me to be kinder to myself and feel more self compassion when I get down on myself. Thank you this short meditation is so helpful.

Claire Gibson

Jun 9, 2026

Short but effective (although i needed more time to work out what i was feeling and what my needs were). Thanks Kristen.

Lora

May 30, 2026

I'm visiting family and I am struggling to deal with a very clingy and needy relative. This meditation helped me to calm down and be able to lovingly deal with her.

Alejandro Motta

May 30, 2026

So beautiful and kind! Thanks for reminding us about being kind to ourselves.

Sarah Baca

May 25, 2026

This does have a lot of intro, but the meditation itself is great

Joi J

May 18, 2026

Kristin is deeply rooted in the work of compassion. Here, she guides us in a simple, tender journey to hold compassion for ourselves..

Mark S.

May 18, 2026

Very relevant and helpful as I move to change toward more compassion for myself and others. Thank you.

Kalyani W

May 11, 2026

I absolutely love Mindfulness Self-Compassion practice! Very helpful

Mahara

May 6, 2026

That was excellent! I was able to get into a deeply relaxed, peaceful state quite quickly and despite many noises outside, was able to maintain that state. Thank you!

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