{"id":24952,"date":"2026-02-24T03:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T10:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=24952"},"modified":"2026-03-17T15:55:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T21:55:19","slug":"kristin-neff-caverly-morgan-self-compassion-as-a-lifeboat","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/podcast\/kristin-neff-caverly-morgan-self-compassion-as-a-lifeboat\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristin Neff &#038; Caverly Morgan: Self-Compassion as a Lifeboat"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-24952-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PD07817W_IATE_Neff-Morgan-FINAL.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PD07817W_IATE_Neff-Morgan-FINAL.mp3\">https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/PD07817W_IATE_Neff-Morgan-FINAL.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can the simple act of being kind to yourself actually be a doorway to awakening?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this special episode of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Insights at the Edge<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Tami Simon brings together two remarkable teachers whose friendship has sparked a revolutionary approach to inner transformation. Kristin Neff\u2014the researcher who first measured self-compassion and author of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fierce Self-Compassion<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014joins Caverly Morgan, a meditation teacher and former Zen monk, to explore how self-compassion practices can become what they call \u201ca lifeboat\u201d to our deepest nature.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Together, they reveal why self-compassion isn\u2019t just a psychological tool for feeling better\u2014it\u2019s a direct path to recognizing who we really are beyond our limited sense of self.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>In this interview, Tami, Kristin, and Caverly explore:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why every moment of self-compassion is a moment of \u201cletting go of identification with the small, separate, limited self\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The difference between witnessing awareness and embodied loving awareness\u2014and why it matters<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How gender conditioning shapes our relationship to both compassion and awakening practices<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The power of \u201crelational dharma\u201d and why we sometimes need another person to help us access self-compassion<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A guided practice for moving from suffering into the \u201cstance-less stance\u201d of presence<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you\u2019ve practiced self-compassion but sensed there\u2019s something deeper available, or if awakening teachings have felt too abstract or disembodied, this conversation offers a bridge between heart and awareness that could transform your practice.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This conversation offers genuine transmission\u2014not just concepts about awakening, but the palpable presence of realized teachers exploring the growing edge of spiritual understanding together. 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