Autocompasión fiera

Kristin Neff changed the way we talk about self-care in her first internationally successful book, Be Kind to Yourself. Now, ten years later and after extensive research, she broadens her field of study to explore a new form of self-compassion. Although kindness and self-acceptance allow us to be with ourselves just as we are, in all our glorious imperfection, the desire to alleviate suffering does not always have to be gentle, sometimes it must be fierce. Sometimes it is necessary to act bravely to protect ourselves from harm and injustice, to say no to others in order to satisfy our own needs and thus motivate the necessary change in ourselves and in society. Gender roles, on the other hand, demand that women be sweet and loving, not fierce and powerful. But like yin and yang, the energies of fierce and tender self-compassion must be balanced for wholeness and well-being. Drawing on extensive research, her personal history, and empirically proven practices, Kristin Neff demonstrates in this book how women can use fierce and tender self-compassion to succeed at work, nurture without burning out, be authentic in relationships, and end silence. about sexual harassment and abuse. Most women intuitively recognize fierceness as part of their true nature, but have been discouraged from developing it. In this wise, kind, and insightful book, Kristin Neff shows women how to create balance within themselves, so they can help restore balance to the world.