"I'm tired of feeling stressed out every day." "I can't stand having so little impact, despite caring so much and working so hard." "I just don't have anything left to give." Over years of developing and teaching their renowned Mindful Self-Compassion program, Kristin Neff and Christopher Germer have found MSC to be uniquely helpful for people struggling with the soul-draining depletion of burnout, from health professionals, teachers, and caregivers, to shift workers and entrepreneurs. Each chapter in this engaging book offers an empathic story of someone stretched to their limits and an easily digestible bite of self-compassion, culminating in a simple anti-burnout tool based on MSC practices. Readers learn quick and powerful ways to recharge their batteries, de-stress, and, above all, be kind to themselves--so they can be there for others.
 

Kristin Neff, PhD, is Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin and a pioneer in the field of self-compassion research. She has been recognized as one of the most influential researchers in psychology worldwide. Her books with Christopher Germer include The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook and Mindful Self-Compassion for Burnout (for the general public) and Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program (for professionals). Along with Christopher Germer, Dr. Neff developed the empirically supported Mindful Self-Compassion program and founded the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. Her website is https://self-compassion.org.
 
Christopher Germer, PhD, is a clinical psychologist and Lecturer on Psychiatry (part-time) at Harvard Medical School. His books with Kristin Neff include The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook and Mindful Self-Compassion for Burnout (for the general public) and Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program (for professionals). Dr. Germer is also author of The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion and coeditor of Mindfulness and Psychotherapy and Wisdom and Compassion in Psychotherapy. He lectures and leads workshops internationally, and has a small psychotherapy practice in Massachusetts. His website is https://chrisgermer.com.
 

Introduction
1. When Your Cup Runs Dry: The Causes and Consequences of Burnout
2. Replenishing Ourselves: How Self-Compassion Combats Burnout
3. A Recipe for Resilience: The Ingredients of Self-Compassion
4. It’s Not What You Think: Misgivings about Self-Compassion
5. Your Body Knows: The Physiology of Stress and Care
6. Warming Up the Conversation: Tender Acceptance
7. When Self-Compassion Feels Bad: Working with Backdraft
8. Putting Things in Perspective: Mindful Awareness
9. Resistance Is Futile: How Fighting Burnout Makes It Worse
10. Facing the Storm: Working with the Difficult Emotions of Burnout
11. Stopping the Drain: Reducing Empathy Fatigue
12. When Good Isn’t Good Enough: Avoiding the Perfectionism Sinkhole
13. Why We Beat Ourselves Up: Understanding the Inner Critic
14. Doing Something about It: Fierce Self-Compassion in Action
15. Drawing a Line in the Sand: Learning How to Say No
16. Providing for Ourselves: What Do I Need?
17. Rediscovering Meaning: What Are My Core Values?
18. Becoming a Wise Inner Coach: Self-Compassionate Motivation
19. Goodwill, Not Good Feelings: Cultivating Loving-Kindness
20. Small Pleasures: Savoring the Good
21. Knowing Our Strengths: The Practice of Self-Appreciation
22. Moving Forward: Becoming a Compassionate Mess
Resources
Notes
Index