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September 2019
Keynote at the Sounds True Gathering, Scotts Valley, CA
On September 27, 2019 I will be speaking at this four day in-person gathering (Sept. 26-29) to support the new Sounds True Foundation, a nonprofit initiative dedicated to making transformational education widely available to communities in need, as well as to people who are actively working to uplift and protect our society—teachers, veterans, law enforcement professionals, and leaders of social justice and environmental organizations. The deadline for early bird registration is June 30, 2019.
During this transformational four-day experience, you will have the opportunity to connect in a very up close and personal way not only with me, but with well-known teachers including Jon Kabat-Zinn, Snatam Kaur, Adyashanti, Mark Nepo, Ruth King, Seane Corn, and many more.
The program is designed to help you open to your own deepest heart and sense of guidance. For four days, we will come together as a transformational learning community, letting go of whatever it is time to release, stretching our hearts wider and wider, and receiving inner directives about our next creative steps.
Sponsored by Sounds True
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Keynote at Eating Disorders Conference, Plano, TX
I will be speaking at the Children's Health 5th Annual Eating Disorders Symposium focusing on the theme of "Cultivating Connections: Innovations in Eating Disorders Treatment.” This is a daylong symposium held by The Center for Pediatric Eating Disorders at Children's Medical Center Plano, which is the only pediatric eating disorder treatment center in the nation that holds the prestigious disease-specific Joint Commission accreditation in the treatment of eating disorders.
My talk will focus on self-compassion as a healthier way of relating to oneself and one's body than self-esteem. It will present theory and research on self-compassion, which a burgeoning empirical literature has shown to be powerfully associated with psychological wellbeing. It will also discuss research on the link between self-compassion, body image and eating disorders.
Sponsored by Children's Health
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