As a follow on from last Friday's episode with Dr Lolly Hernandez about the psychological effects of boarding school, today's episode features a conversation with Dr Karen Bluth first published on YouTube on 26 April 2024.

Karen Bluth, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A seasoned classroom educator, Dr. Bluth is now one of the developers of the program Mindful Self-Compassion for Educators, as well as a co-creator of the Mindful Self-Compassion for Teens program.

She is the author of The Self-Compassion Workbook for Teens and The Self-Compassionate Teen, as well as co-author of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for Teen ADHD and the Audible Original Self-Compassion for Girls: A Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Coaches. Her forthcoming book, Mindful Self-Compassion for Teens in Schools: A 16-Session Social and Emotional Skills Curriculum for Middle and High Schoolers, is available for pre-order!

In 2022, she received the inaugural Mind & Life Award for Public Communication of Contemplative Research. She resides on the marshy coast of North Carolina.

TARGETED PLAYLIST LINK:

Compassion in a T-Shirt: In Session

LINKS:

Dr Karen Bluth's website

https://karenbluth.com/

Mindful Self-Compassion for Teens in Schools: A 16-Session Social and Emotional Skills Curriculum for Middle and High Schoolers

https://www.amazon.com/Mindful-Self-Compassion-Teens-Schools-16-Session/dp/1683737660/ref=sr_1_3?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.xufchH5oct_YftEBIkgVCqIAf2pGrPGmxlsf--49tGw6AN4AggAqAB5QcXTvwlEwXMPbN8rMoC0a78Z6SBlELeX8ZgSbK0IK0LqFDM82woBWiqRE3MTpIm6JD7xs_VOQgxGb3-Bwdf8EBVEk8EI2yvdQubtEqZwdVKR5_TctwfmQ7K6cZpgUoAdmXlf0hXGZ.OFyfpkHx_HRYUmoWCKKkQBHJmhde9rQdV8mRqciGzmA&dib_tag=se&qid=1714099144&refinements=p_27%3AKaren+Bluth&s=books&sr=1-3

The Self-Compassion Workbook for Teens: Mindfulness and Compassion Skills to Overcome Self-Criticism and Embrace Who You Are

https://www.amazon.com/Self-Compassion-Workbook-Teens-Mindfulness-Self-Criticism/dp/1626259844/ref=sr_1_2?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.xufchH5oct_YftEBIkgVCqIAf2pGrPGmxlsf--49tGw6AN4AggAqAB5QcXTvwlEwXMPbN8rMoC0a78Z6SBlELeX8ZgSbK0IK0LqFDM82woBWiqRE3MTpIm6JD7xs_VOQgxGb3-Bwdf8EBVEk8EI2yvdQubtEqZwdVKR5_TctwfmQ7K6cZpgUoAdmXlf0hXGZ.OFyfpkHx_HRYUmoWCKKkQBHJmhde9rQdV8mRqciGzmA&dib_tag=se&qid=1714099144&refinements=p_27%3AKaren+Bluth&s=books&sr=1-2

Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for Teen ADHD: Build Executive Functioning Skills, Increase Motivation, and Improve Self-Confidence (Bertin, Bluth, and Barkley, 2021)

https://www.amazon.com/Mindfulness-Self-Compassion-Teen-ADHD-Self-Confidence/dp/1684036399/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.xufchH5oct_YftEBIkgVCqIAf2pGrPGmxlsf--49tGw6AN4AggAqAB5QcXTvwlEwXMPbN8rMoC0a78Z6SBlELeX8ZgSbK0IK0LqFDM82woBWiqRE3MTpIm6JD7xs_VOQgxGb3-Bwdf8EBVEk8EI2yvdQubtEqZwdVKR5_TctwfmQ7K6cZpgUoAdmXlf0hXGZ.OFyfpkHx_HRYUmoWCKKkQBHJmhde9rQdV8mRqciGzmA&dib_tag=se&qid=1714099144&refinements=p_27%3AKaren+Bluth&s=books&sr=1-1

The Self-Compassionate Teen: Mindfulness and Compassion Skills to Conquer Your Critical Inner Voice

https://www.amazon.com/Self-Compassionate-Teen-Mindfulness-Compassion-Solutions/dp/1684035279/ref=sr_1_4?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.xufchH5oct_YftEBIkgVCqIAf2pGrPGmxlsf--49tGw6AN4AggAqAB5QcXTvwlEwXMPbN8rMoC0a78Z6SBlELeX8ZgSbK0IK0LqFDM82woBWiqRE3MTpIm6JD7xs_VOQgxGb3-Bwdf8EBVEk8EI2yvdQubtEqZwdVKR5_TctwfmQ7K6cZpgUoAdmXlf0hXGZ.OFyfpkHx_HRYUmoWCKKkQBHJmhde9rQdV8mRqciGzmA&dib_tag=se&qid=1714099144&refinements=p_27%3AKaren+Bluth&s=books&sr=1-4

Self-Compassion for Girls (Audible audio-book)

https://www.amazon.com/Audible-Self-Compassion-for-Girls/dp/B09S1717ZB/ref=sr_1_8?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.xufchH5oct_YftEBIkgVCqIAf2pGrPGmxlsf--49tGw6AN4AggAqAB5QcXTvwlEwXMPbN8rMoC0a78Z6SBlELeX8ZgSbK0IK0LqFDM82woBWiqRE3MTpIm6JD7xs_VOQgxGb3-Bwdf8EBVEk8EI2yvdQubtEqZwdVKR5_TctwfmQ7K6cZpgUoAdmXlf0hXGZ.OFyfpkHx_HRYUmoWCKKkQBHJmhde9rQdV8mRqciGzmA&dib_tag=se&qid=1714099144&refinements=p_27%3AKaren+Bluth&s=books&sr=1-8

Center for Mindful Self-Compassion website

https://centerformsc.org/

If you would like to learn more about Compassion Focused Therapy, you can find Dr Stan Steindl's book The Gifts of Compassion here:

https://www.amazon.com.au/Gifts-Compassion-understand-overcome-suffering/dp/1925644480

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