Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive

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The feminist guide for women to understand, appreciate and speak up for themselves. A follow up from the bestselling Self-Compassion, this book shows why it is more urgent than ever that women acknowledge their areas of suffering, celebrate their inner voice and challenge the male-orientated status quo. The book will draw on Kristin Neff's own life story as well as the stories of other women to show how readers can harness self-compassion and gain the strength, clarity and courage needed to be resilient and stand up for themselves in our male-dominated society. She'll explore core issues such as gender differences, why women aren't more compassionate to ourselves, and what women do for love. With expert research, concrete tools and easy-to-follow mindfulness practices, this book will empower women to let go of self-criticism, draw boundaries and become fierce.

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Kristin Neff empowers women to combat patriarchy by shining a light on the true nature of compassion-both nurturing and fierce * Tara Brach, author of Radical Acceptance *
The authoritative guide to self-compassion * Angela Duckworth, author of Grit *
Fierce Self-Compassion encourages anyone who identifies as a woman to claim the strength that comes from caring for ourselves * Sharon Salzberg, author of Real Happiness *

Author Bio

Kristin Neff PhD is an Associate Professor in Human Development at the University of Texas at Austin. She has spent the past fifteen years researching self-compassion and is widely recognised as the pioneer of the field. She co-created an eight-week program called Mindful Self-Compassion and founded a non-profit organisation called the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion. She is the bestselling author of Self-Compassion, and The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook.