'Self-Compassion: What is it? Why does it matter?' Presented by Dr Christopher Germer
Event proceedings
6.00pm - Registration opens
6.15pm - Drinks and canapés served
7.00pm - Keynote address commences
8.00pm - Estimated end of event
This is a free public lecture held at the UQ Centre (Building #27A), Union Road, The University of Queensland, St Lucia.
About the talk
Self-compassion entails responding to our own suffering with the same kindness and understanding as we might respond to a friend in a similar situation. Rapidly expanding research demonstrates that self-compassion is a key factor in emotional health and wellbeing. As a result, numerous efforts are currently underway to teach self-compassion to the general public as well as specialised populations. However, the concept of self-compassion is quite subtle and the actual experience of self-compassion remains more elusive than it appears.
This keynote address will describe what we mean by self-compassion, identify common myths, and review the latest research. Obstacles to practicing self-compassion will be addressed along with ways to overcome them. Finally, important new developments in the field, such as the yin and yang of self-compassion and a re-evaluation of shame through the eyes of self-compassion, will be presented.
About the presenter
Dr Christopher Germer is a clinical psychologist and lecturer on psychiatry (part-time) at Harvard Medical School. He is a co-developer (with Kristin Neff) of the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program which has been taught to over 50,000 people around the world. Dr Germer is also the author of The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion, co-author of Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program and The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook, and co-editor of Mindfulness and Psychotherapy and Wisdom and Compassion in Psychotherapy. He is a founding faculty member of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy as well as the Center for Mindfulness and Compassion, Cambridge Health Alliance, Harvard Medical School. Dr Germer teaches and leads workshops internationally on mindfulness and compassion, and has a private practice specialising in mindfulness and compassion-based psychotherapy.
