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  • Author:

    Christopher Germer, PhD

  • Level: 

    Foundational

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  • Video

    1 hour

Mindful Self Compassion for Burnout

In this episode of the Psyched to Practice podcast, Dr. Chris Germer joins Dr. Ray Christner and Paul Wagner to discuss the role of mindful self-compassion in addressing professional burnout among mental health providers. Dr. Germer emphasizes self-compassion as a critical strategy for managing stress, emotional exhaustion, and moral injury common in the helping professions. Through practical techniques such as mindful breathing, boundary setting, and recognizing common humanity, the conversation highlights ways to build resilience, enhance emotional regulation, and deepen connections with self and others. This episode offers valuable, evidence-based strategies for clinicians seeking to improve both their therapeutic effectiveness and personal well-being.  

Course Objectives:

1. Explain the role of self-compassion in mitigating burnout among mental health professionals.  
2. Discuss the impact of mindful self-compassion practices on personal well-being and therapeutic effectiveness.  
3. Apply self-compassion strategies to promote sustainable clinical practice and prevent burnout.3. Apply case conceptualization strategies to develop individualized and evidence-based treatment plans. 

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Christopher Germer, PhD

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Christopher Germer, PhD

Dr. Christopher Germer, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and lecturer on psychiatry (part-time) at Harvard Medical School. He co-developed the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program with Kristin Neff in 2010, and they wrote three books, The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook, Mindful Self-Compassion for Burnout, and Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program. MSC has been taught to over 250,000 people worldwide. Dr. Germer is the author of The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion; he co-edited two influential volumes on therapy, Mindfulness and Psychotherapy and Wisdom and Compassion in Psychotherapy. He also maintains a small psychotherapy practice in Massachusetts, USA.
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