Self-Compassion and Care Topic of Next illuminate Speaker
Since 2020, Hospice of Santa Barbara (HSB) has adjusted to the new realities that come with COVID-19 by creating their free illuminate Speaker Series – a series that addresses aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic and offers active solutions to navigate through this new reality. No topic could be more important today than learning about self-compassion and care and how to integrate it into our lives.
Neff’s presentation The Strength of Self-Compassion is rescheduled to Wednesday, July 20, 2022, from 6:00 to 7:00 pm PDT. The event is free, but registration is required.
In her presentation, she will share the theory and research on self-compassion, which studies have increasingly shown to be powerfully associated with psychological wellbeing. A short practice will be taught for use when needed in daily life.
Kristin Neff is currently an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. She is a pioneer in the field of self-compassion research, conducting the first empirical studies on self-compassion nearly twenty years ago. She has been recognized as one of the most influential researchers in psychology worldwide. She is the author of the bestselling book Self-Compassion. Along with her colleague Chris Germer, she developed the Mindful Self-Compassion program, taught internationally, and co-wrote The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook. Her newest book is Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive.
“We look forward to Kristin Neff’s presentation on self-love and self-compassion,” said David Selberg, CEO of Hospice of Santa Barbara. “This reschedule of the event will be nice for us to learn how we can implement more of it into our daily lives.”
As we all know, people are reeling from this worldwide crisis emotionally, socially, and economically. People have shared a variety of intense feelings they are experiencing during this time, among them: fear, deep sadness, anxiety, grief, uncertainty over the present and what the future holds, vulnerability, despair, anger, and hopelessness. HSB will present a new nationally known speaker every other month.
The series continues through 2022 with Kelly McGonigal in August, Richard Louv in October, and Jack Kornfield and Trudy Goodman in November. Hospice of Santa Barbara would like to give a special thanks to Santa Barbara Foundation, Robin and Roger Himovitz and Natalie Orfalea Foundation for sponsoring this event.
Past speakers of the series, include Roshi Joan Halifax, Frank Ostaseski, Katy Butler, Sharon Salzberg, Dr. BJ Miller, Dr. Sunita Puri, Jenée Johnson, Daniel Goleman, Nora McInerny, Pico Iyer, and Amanda Kloots.
To find out more, and register for this free event, please visit: https://www.hospiceofsb.org/hsbseries.
Para obtener más información y registrarse para el evento, visite: https://www.hospiceofsb.org/hsbseries.
Interpretación simultanea al español disponsible.
Hospice of Santa Barbara
Hospice of Santa Barbara provides professional counseling, support groups, and patient care services free of charge to individuals and families who are grieving the death of a loved one or experiencing the impact of a life-threatening illness. Hospice of Santa Barbara also provides counseling in our offices and on fifteen local junior and high school campuses to children and teens who are grieving the loss of a loved one. For more information about Hospice of Santa Barbara, including volunteer opportunities, call (805) 563-8820 or visit www.hospiceofsantabarbara.org.
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