Do you struggle with forgiving yourself when you mess up as a parent? Do you hold yourself to unrealistic standards that you can never reach? Do you worry that you are going to unwittingly shame your child and damage them?

If you have these struggles, please know that you are not alone. This podcast will equip you with a resource that can help: self-compassion.

I originally recorded this interview with Chris Germer for my Compassionate Parenting course, but I’m sharing it with all now of you as my last podcast episode of the season. Our interview includes a heart warming and insightful conversation along with a couple of short guided practices. It is my favorite. Please listen to it. It will help you understand that embracing your imperfections can become one of your greatest parenting strengths.

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Chris Germer, PhD is a clinical psychologist and lecturer on psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He co-developed the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program with Kristin Neff in 2010 and MSC has since been taught to over 250,000 people worldwide. They co-authored three books on MSC, The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook, Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program and Mindful Self-Compassion for Burnout.

Chris spends most of his time lecturing and leading workshops around the world on mindfulness and self-compassion. He is also the author of The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion, and he maintains a small online practice in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.

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