Fierce Self-Compassion Course
Self-compassion can be gentle and accepting. And self-compassion can be strong and empowering. As individuals and communities we need both!
What is fierce self-compassion?
To understand self-compassion, you can think about how you would treat a friend when things go wrong and then turn this kindness toward yourself. A metaphor for fierce compassion is a mama bear protecting and providing for her cubs. When we turn this fierceness inward, it looks like protecting ourselves, contributing to our needs, and motivating ourselves with kindness. Fierce self-compassion includes both tender acceptance as well as strong action.
In this eight-week course, participants will learn to:
- Empower yourself to draw boundaries in
relationships to protect yourself from harm - Harness the power of anger to take constructive action
- Motivate youself to take actions that will help you be fulfilled
- Balance your strong and tender sides and embrace your wholeness
- Use your fierce energy to create positive social change in the world
Fierce Self-Compassion course content was developed by Dr. Kristin Neff. This class is taught by Jamie Lynn Tatera, a certified Mindful Self-Compassion instructor and Fierce Self-Compassion teacher.
Upcoming Classes and Workshops
Fierce Self-Compassion Course (Live online)
Mondays, September 16 – November 11*, 2024 from 1-3:30 pm CT Convert to your time zone
8-Week Fierce Self-Compassion course taught by Jamie Lynn Tatera *No class October 7
Early Bird: $495 Standard fee: $595 Supported Fee: $375
Related Testimonials
“I want to let you know how impactful this course has been for me – sorely needed in my life and much appreciated…Thank you for your leadership, intentional planning, and interpersonal gifts during our sessions. You are clearly a very gifted facilitator, and sharing your own experience and wisdom with the process has been very helpful to me. I am filled with gratitude to have been able to learn from you all of these weeks. Thank you, also, for creating such a comfortable, deeply, respectful, and caring environment – even on Zoom! I just wanted to let you know how I have felt about the course! Thanks again.” –Maureen L
“Jamie Lynn is an exceptional human being and teacher. I teach myself and am somewhat “picky” when it comes to facilitation, but she ticked all the boxes from holding space to being kind and making things interesting, sharing personal experience, being knowledgeable and having a solid own practice… I cannot thank her enough for her kindness and wisdom. –MSC participant
Course Outline
Session 1 – Discovering Fierce Self-Compassion: Build community with other participants as you discover tender and strong aspects and identify barriers to practicing fierce self-compassion.
Session 2 – Tender Acceptance: Strengthen tender self-compassion as a sturdy foundation for practicing fierce self-compassion.
Session 3 – Protecting Ourselves: Draw on the power of brave, empowered clarity to protect yourself and create boundaries.
Session 4 – Harnessing the Power of Anger: Understand and honor the roots of anger. Discover how to integrate tender and fierce energy to skillfully channel anger’s power.
Session 5 – Motivating Change: Learn to support, empower and motivate yourself with fierce self-compassion.
Session 6 – Meeting Our Needs: Harness the power of fierce self-compassion to live your most fulfilling and satisfying life.
Session 7 – Finding Wholeness: Explore gender dynamics in relationships. Integrate tender and fierce energies to discover your own wholeness.
Session 8 – Finding Meaning: Discover how you can use fierce self-compassion to create meaningful change in the world.
