Education
As the pandemic-driven demands placed on teachers escalates, the need for self-care and self-compassion are rising as well. Join us as we clarify the difference between the two and discuss how we can do both better. Follow on Twitter: @jonHarper70bd @froehlichm @stantonalana @self_compassion @bamradionetwork Kristin Neff is an Associate Professor of Educational Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. She is a pioneer in the field of self-compassion research, conducting the first empirical studies on self-compassion over fifteen years ago. She has co-developed an empirically-supported training program called Mindful Self-Compassion, and is author of the books Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself, Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook, and Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program: A Guide for Professionals and founder of www.self-compassion.org. Alana Stanton is a kindergarten teacher at Mulberry Elementary in Gwinnett County, Georgia. She has taught several grades over her 15-year career including K-3 literacy special, first grade, second grade, kindergarten, and technology special. Alana believes that relationships always come first in the classroom and the classroom should be a place where students thrive academically, socially, and emotionally. She currently writes for her blog, More Than A Lesson http://morethanalessonst.blogspot.com/ where she shares the stories of her classroom and her heart.