Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC)

Abstract

Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) is a combination of mindfulness and compassion training – a mindfulness-based self-compassion training program. Research typically shows that self-compassion is positively associated with psychological health. The construct of self-compassion is drawn from Buddhist psychology, and was first operationally defined and introduced into the psychological literature. MSC is also a mix of personal development training and psychotherapy. The effectiveness of the MSC program depends, in part, on participants learning how to work with backdraft and also learning to practice self-compassion as a spontaneous response to suffering rather than as a strategy to directly change who we are or manipulate how we feel. Learning to become more self-compassionate is a process of moving from striving to change our experience and ourselves toward embracing who we are already. The Self-Compassion Break is taught as a reflective exercise in the program.

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Christopher K. Germer, Kristin D. Neff (2019). Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC). Routledge eBooks. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315265438-28

@article{k2019mindful,
  title  = {Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC)},
  author = {Germer, Christopher K. and Neff, Kristin D.},
  year   = {2019},
  journal = {Routledge eBooks},
  doi    = {10.4324/9781315265438-28}
}