Dr. Shauna Shapiro, clinical psychologist, author and internationally recognized expert in mindfulness and self-compassion, joins Rick to discuss how we can grow and include compassion alongside mindfulness.

About Our Guest: Dr. Shapiro is a professor at Santa Clara University and has published over 150 papers and three critically acclaimed books, translated into 16 languages. Her TEDx Talk, The Power of Mindfulness, has been viewed over a million times.

Her newest book Good Morning, I Love You: Mindfulness and Self-Compassion Practices to Rewire Your Brain for Calm, Clarity, and Joy is now available.

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Key Topics:

07:34: Shauna's personal story.

12:26: Strengths and traits that support mindfulness.

14:21: The attitudes we should build.

21:32: “Good morning, I love you.”.

23:31: A practice of mindfulness.

28:19: Working through self-criticism. 

32:56: What can people do practically if they're feeling helpless about the state of the world?

36:59: Applying mindfulness in the day-to-day.

41:06: How do you keep growing every day?

43:16: A message to your younger self

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