Teens benefit from Mindful Self-Compassion:

(click on research articles)

Hear teens talk about how MSC benefits their life.

MindfulSelfCompassionForTeens.com

Resources page from Karen Bluth, PhD & Lorraine Hobbs‘ website MindfulSelfCompassionForTeens.com

Making Friends with Yourself (MFY)

Screencast by Karen Bluth, PhD (June 6, 2015)

Making Friends with Yourself: A mixed methods pilot study of a mindful self-compassion program for adolescents

Bluth, K., Gaylord, Susan A., Campo, Rebecca A., & Mullarkey, Michael C. Mindfulness-published online by Springer-Business Media, New York (2015)

Response to a Mindful Self-Compassion Intervention in Teens: A within-person association of mindfulness, self-compassion, and emotional well-being outcomes

Article by Bluth, K. & Eisenlohr-Moul, T., published in Journal of Adolescence (2017)

The Promise of Self-Compassion for Stressed-Out Teens

Article by Rachel Simmons published on nytimes.com

How to Help Teens Become More Self-Compassionate

Article by Karen Bluth, PhD published on greatergood.berkeley.edu

Can Self-Compassion Improve Well-Being in Teens?

Article by Emily Campbell published on greatergood.berkeley.edu

The Impact of Mindfulness in the Lives of At-Risk Youth

Article by Ruth Buczynski, PhD published on nicabm.com

Study Finds Ethnically Diverse, At-Risk Adolescents Highly Receptive to Mindfulness Classes

Q&A with Karen Bluth, PhD published on newharbinger.com

Five Tips for Teaching Mindfulness to At-Risk Teens

Article by Karen Bluth, PhD published on greatergood.berkeley.edu