Conversation with Jud Brewer
Event Description
Jud Brewer, MD, PhD (“Dr. Jud”), is a New York Times bestselling author and leading expert on habit change and the science of self-mastery. With over 20 years of experience combining mindfulness practice and scientific research, he explores how our brains shape behavior and how we can use that understanding to create lasting change and reduce suffering. Dr. Jud is the director of research and innovation at Brown University’s Mindfulness Center and serves as a professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the School of Public Health and Psychiatry at the School of Medicine. He has also held research and teaching positions at Yale University, the University of Massachusetts’ Center for Mindfulness, and served as a research affiliate at MIT. He is the author of bestselling books including The Craving Mind, Unwinding Anxiety, and The Craving Mind.
Join Kristin for a conversation with Judy as they discuss the role that self-compassion plays in wellbeing, as well as his research on the neural mechanisms of mindfulness, addiction and the sense of self.
Organizer
- The Self Compassion Community
- Contact: SCCommunity@self-compassion.org
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Jud Brewer, MD, PhD (“Dr. Jud”), is a New York Times bestselling author and leading expert on habit change and the science of self-mastery. With over 20 years of experience combining mindfulness practice and scientific research, he explores how our brains shape behavior and how we can use that understanding to create lasting change and reduce suffering. Dr. Jud is the director of research and innovation at Brown University’s Mindfulness Center and serves as a professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the School of Public Health and Psychiatry at the School of Medicine. He has also held research and teaching positions at Yale University, the University of Massachusetts’ Center for Mindfulness, and served as a research affiliate at MIT. He is the author of bestselling books including The Craving Mind, Unwinding Anxiety, and The Craving Mind.
Join Kristin for a conversation with Judy as they discuss the role that self-compassion plays in wellbeing, as well as his research on the neural mechanisms of mindfulness, addiction and the sense of self.
