“At long last, a self-compassion training for teens! This delightful, innovative program captures the essence of self-compassion for an age group that needs it the most. Wholeheartedly recommended!”
– Christopher Germer, Ph.D
“This is a brilliant adaptation of the MSC program for adolescents, providing a wide variety self-compassion skills using developmentally appropriate language and activities. Imagine if all teens learned self-compassion early on – so much unnecessary suffering would be prevented! Thank goodness this program is now available.”— Kristin Neff, PhD
“It’s cool to see after we took [the class] how much life in general has improved, like not necessarily the situations, but the ways I can handled it. This is so important, so I’m going to take it again and then maybe make it even better.” — Teen Participant
“Stressful situations and stuff happens… I’m able to handle it more easily and more quickly, and able to calm myself down and put it into perspective.”— Teen Participant
“My child loved this class from the first night. He told me about a guided meditation where he was to imagine his perfect friend in a perfect place – that really hit a chord and made him tear up. He wasn’t that excited about going before that – I think he was going because I told him he should – but that first night he was immediately hooked. Every day he told me ‘it was great!” — Parent
“My daughter absolutely was dreading attending. By the end, she was really upset that she couldn’t be there for Tuesday night due to travel. She LOVED it.”— Parent
Mindful Self-Compassion for Teens
Class Description
The adolescent years are a time of intense development and change. Teens are starting to think about their future while going through pressures from school, experiencing physical changes and insecurity, and sorting out social and family relationships.
Mindful Self-Compassion for Teens (MSC-T) is an empirically-supported, 8-week course designed by teen self-compassion experts Karen Bluth, PhD (one of my trainers!) and Lorraine Hobbs, M.A. It is an adaptation of the adult Mindful Self-Compassion program, and it is endorsed by MSC co-developers Chris Germer, Ph.D. and Kristin Neff, Ph.D.
In this course, you and your teen will learn to:
- be kind to yourself when you are struggling
- reduce stress and anxiety
- handle difficult emotions with greater ease
- strengthen resiliency and positivity
- increase capacity to advance toward goals
- feel less alone in struggles
- become the best version of yourself
In this 8-week live-online course teens are invited to participate in activities, practices and meditations designed to help them learn how to navigate the emotional ups and downs of life with greater ease. Backed by research, findings indicate increases in teens’ emotional well-being and greater resilience after taking the course.
FAQ
FAQ for Teens
The adolescent years are a time of intense development and change. Teens are starting to think about their future while going through pressures from school, experiencing physical changes and insecurity, and sorting out social and family relationships.
Mindful Self-Compassion for Teens (MSC-T) is an empirically-supported, 8-week course designed by teen self-compassion experts Karen Bluth, PhD (my trainer) and Lorraine Hobbs, M.A. It is an adaptation of the adult Mindful Self-Compassion program, and it is endorsed by MSC co-developers Chris Germer, Ph.D. and Kristin Neff, Ph.D.
In this course, you and your teen will learn to:
- be kind to yourself when you are struggling
- reduce stress and anxiety
- handle difficult emotions with greater ease
- strengthen resiliency and positivity
- increase capacity to advance toward goals
- feel less alone in struggles
- become the best version of yourself
In this 8-week live-online course teens are invited to participate in activities, practices and meditations designed to help them learn how to navigate the emotional ups and downs of life with greater ease. Backed by research, findings indicate increases in teens’ emotional well-being and greater resilience after taking the course.
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