16: Steven Hickman on Cultivating Mindful Self-Compassion

In this episode of Noble Mind, Dr. Steven Hickman introduces the practice of mindful self-compassion, explaining how his early work with chronic pain patients inspired his career in the area. He speaks to the misconceptions around self-compassion as self-indulgent or soft and describes how the practice can be used to support first responders, healthcare professionals, and other special populations. Listen in for Dr. Hickman's insight on combining mindfulness with self-compassion and learn how you can use MSC to navigate the social issues we face right now and help fuel real change.

Dr. Steven Hickman is the Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion and the Cocreator of the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) Teacher Training. A Licensed Clinical Psychologist, he formerly served as Associate Clinical Professor in the UC San Diego Department of Family Medicine & Public Health and Founding Director of the UCSD Center for Mindfulness. Dr. Hickman has 19 years of experience teaching Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy, and he leads MSC intensives and workshops around the world.

Noble Mind is a podcast exploring mindfulness, meditation, and psychology. In each episode, hosts Alex Gokce, MSW, and Katherine King, PsyD host inspiring conversations with psychologists, authors, and other thought leaders seeking real world wisdom you can bring into daily life.

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