Dr. Femke E. Bakker

Dr. Femke E. Bakker is a selfgentleness teacher, behavioral scientist, and TEDx speaker. She explores what it means to be selfgentle: radically accepting yourself as the most important person to consistently deserve your own gentleness. Especially in those moments when old patterns creep in and caring for your own wellbeing suddenly feels off. Femke's work blends behavioral science, meditation, and lived experience into clear, selfgentle practices that help you remember: you don’t need to fix yourself anymore. She is also a professor at Leiden University, where she studies leadership, beliefs, stress release during crisis decision making and the impact of meditation on social and political processes. For those who’ve done the inner work and are now ready to stop working and start living with more ease and joy, Femke created the Selfgentleness Academy. It’s a safe and encouraging space—self-paced or shared with likeminded others—where you can get steady in the art of selfgentleness, no matter what life throws at you. On Insight Timer, Femke offers courses to help you bring selfgentleness into your personal and professional life. Every second Friday of the month, she hosts The Selfgentleness Hour LIVE (3:30pm EST), where you can experience her guidance in real time.

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