This week I am joined by Dr. Kristin Neff PHD to explore self-compassion, and how we can use this practice to radically improve our parenting and relationships with our children, as well as our relationship with ourselves.

Kristin is a world renowned psychologist, and the world’s leading expert on self-compassion.  She has a hugely popular TED talk and multiple books on self-compassion. 

What we cover:
- How Kristin became interested in self-compassion
- What self-compassion really is, why it isn’t self-indulgent or self-pitying
- 'Mirror neurons’ and why they're really important for every parent to understand 
- Kristin addresses the main blocks to self-compassionate practice that many people have

FInd full show notes at www.motherkind.co/podcast 

For more on Dr Kristin Neff, please see;
self-compassion.org/
Kristin’s Tedx Talk at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvtZBUSplr4

This week I am joined by Dr. Kristin Neff PHD to explore self-compassion, and how we can use this practice to radically improve our parenting and relationships with our children, as well as our relationship with ourselves. Kristin is a world renowned psychologist, and the world’s leading expert on self-compassion. She has a hugely popular TED talk and multiple books on self-compassion. What we cover: - How Kristin became interested in self-compassion - What self-compassion really is, why it isn’t self-indulgent or self-pitying - 'Mirror neurons’ and why they're really important for every parent to understand - Kristin addresses the main blocks to self-compassionate practice that many people have FInd full show notes at www.motherkind.co/podcast For more on Dr Kristin Neff, please see; self-compassion.org/ Kristin’s Tedx Talk at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvtZBUSplr4

How being kind to ourselves transforms our parenting with Dr Kristin Neff

Motherkind is the podcast for women who know that motherhood changes everything — and want to grow forward, not “bounce back”. Hosted by Zoe Blaskey, Motherkind explores the profound personal, emotional and professional transformation that happens when you become a mother. This is a space for women navigating the wild, identity-shifting years of motherhood who want to reclaim confidence, redefine ambition, and build a life that works for who they are now. Each week, Zoe sits down with world-leading experts, thought leaders, psychologists, authors and well-known figures to unpack the real experiences of modern motherhood — from matrescence and identity loss to confidence, boundaries, work, relationships and self-worth. Expect honest conversations, evidence-based insight and practical tools that help you move through this season with clarity and strength. Motherkind is not about doing more, fixing yourself, or returning to who you were before children. It’s about becoming who you are now — with intention, compassion and growth. If you’re a mother who wants to feel more like herself again — confident, grounded and excited about what’s next — this is your place. Motherkind: for the woman behind the mother.

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Motherkind is the podcast for women who know that motherhood changes everything — and want to grow forward, not “bounce back”. Hosted by Zoe Blaskey, Motherkind explores the profound personal, emotional and professional transformation that happens when you become a mother. This is a space for women navigating the wild, identity-shifting years of motherhood who want to reclaim confidence, redefine ambition, and build a life that works for who they are now. Each week, Zoe sits down with world-leading experts, thought leaders, psychologists, authors and well-known figures to unpack the real experiences of modern motherhood — from matrescence and identity loss to confidence, boundaries, work, relationships and self-worth. Expect honest conversations, evidence-based insight and practical tools that help you move through this season with clarity and strength. Motherkind is not about doing more, fixing yourself, or returning to who you were before children. It’s about becoming who you are now — with intention, compassion and growth. If you’re a mother who wants to feel more like herself again — confident, grounded and excited about what’s next — this is your place. Motherkind: for the woman behind the mother.

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