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Christopher Germer

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New York, The United States

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Self Help, Psychology, Science

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H.H. Dalai Lama, Thich Nhat Hanh, Kristin Neff, Sharon Salzberg, Jon K ...more

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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 since then MSC has been taught in 30 languages in over 60 countries. They co-authored three books on MSC: The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook, Mindful Self-Compassion for Burnout, and Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program. He is also the author of Self-Compassion for Shame and The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion.

Dr. Germer is a founding faculty member of the Center for Mindfulness and Compassion, Harvard Medical School at the Cambridge Health Alliance, and also the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. He co-edited two influential ...more

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	Der achtsame Weg zum Selbstmitgefühl: Wie man sich von destruktiven Gedanken und Gefühlen befreit 4.50 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Insegnare il programma Autocompassione e Mindfulness: Una guida per professionisti del benessere e della salute by Christopher Germer (Goodreads Author), Kristin Neff, Antonella Commellato (Editor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Enseñando el programa de mindfulness y autocompasión. Guía para profesionales by Christopher Germer (Goodreads Author), Kristin Neff, David González Raga (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Achtsames Selbstmitgefühl unterrichten: Das Handbuch für die professionelle Arbeit by Christopher Germer (Goodreads Author), Kristin Neff, Christine Bendner (translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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