EP225 - Self Compassion and Sexual Health with Chris Germer, PhD

Welcome to episode 225 of the Sexology Podcast! Today I'm delighted to welcome Chris Germer, PhD to the podcast. In this episode, Dr. Germer talks to me about self-compassion, the power of kindness and how you can learn to let go of your expectations. 

 

Chris Germer, PhD 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 MSC has since been taught to over 150,000 people worldwide.  They co-authored two books on MSC, The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook and Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program. 

  

Chris spends most of his time lecturing and leading workshops around the world on mindfulness and self-compassion.  He is also 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; and he maintains a small private practice in Arlington, Massachusetts, USA. 

 

In this episode, you will hear: 

  

• What is self-compassion?  
• How most people are compassionate to others than themselves 
• How self-compassion is a skill anyone can learn  
• The importance of asking yourself – What do I need? 
• Looking at the shame spiral  
• How self-compassion is the antidote to shame  
• Why people who are self-compassionate experience better sexual satisfaction  
• How you can break your cycle and become self-compassionate  
• The power of kindness and how it empowers you  
• Why quick fixes “3 Steps to fix your sex life etc” are not congruent with self-compassion  
• Learning to let go of your expectations  

 

 

 

Find Chris Germer, PhD Online 

http://www.chrisgermer.com  

  

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