The author of Self-Compassion follows up her groundbreaking book with new ideas that expand our
notion of self-kindness and its capacity to transform our lives showing women how to balance
tender self-acceptance with fierce action to claim their power and change the world. Kristin
Neff changed how we talk about self-care with her enormously popular first book
Self-Compassion. Now ten years and many studies later she expands her body of work to explore
a brand-new take on self-compassion. Although kindness and self-acceptance allow us to be with
ourselves as we are in all our glorious imperfection the desire to alleviate suffering at the
heart of this mindset isn't always gentle sometimes it's fierce. We must also act courageously
in order to protect ourselves from harm and injustice say no to others so we can meet our own
needs and motivate necessary change in ourselves and society. Gender roles demand that women
be soft and nurturing not angry or powerful. But like yin and yang the energies of fierce and
tender self-compassion must be balanced for wholeness and wellbeing. Drawing on a wealth of
research her personal life story and empirically supported practices Neff demonstrates how
women can use fierce and tender self-compassion to succeed in the workplace engage in
caregiving without burning out be authentic in relationships and end the silence around
sexual harassment and abuse. Most women intuitively recognize fierceness as part of their true
nature but have been discouraged from developing it. Women must reclaim their power in order
to create a healthier society and find lasting happiness. In this wise caring and
enlightening book Neff shows women how to reclaim balance within themselves so they can help
restore balance in the world.
