Articles and Other Publications
| Date | Title | Publication | Author | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 2025 | "Mindful Self-Compassion for Veterans with Morally Injurious Experiences and Co-Occurring Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Disorder: A Feasibility Study" | Journal of Dual Diagnosis | Erica Eaton, Christy Capone, Shannon Reese, M. Tracie Shea, J. Greg Serpa & |
 | 2025 | "A Model of Self-Compassion-Based Therapy" | Grounding Psychotherapy in Self Compassion | Christopher Germer |
 | 2024 | "Anxiety and Depression Association of America Patient Guide to Mood and Anxiety Disorders. (pp. 479-484)" | Washington DC: American Psychiatric Association | Germer, C. & Neff, K. (2024). Self-compassion-Based Psychotherapy. In C. Nemeroff and W. Craighead (Eds.) |
 | 2023 | "The role of self-compassion in psychotherapy" | Handbook of Self-Compassion (Mindfulness in Behavioral Health) | Edited by Amy Finlay-Jones, Karen Bluth, Kristin Neff; chapter by Christopher Germer |
 | 2022 | "Self-Compassion in Psychotherapy: Clinical Integration, Evidence Base, and Mechanisms of Change" | OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE WORLD PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION (WPA) | Chris Germer, Kristin Neff |
 | 2020 | "Brief Self-Compassion Training Alters Neural Responses to Evoked Pain for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study" | Pain Medicine | Michael P. Berry, Jacqueline Lutz, PhD Zev Schuman-Olivier, MD Christopher Germer, PhD Susan Pollak, PhD Robert R. Edwards, PhD, Paula Gardiner, MD Gaelle Desbordes, PhD and Vitaly Napadow, PhD |
 | 2020 | "Neural activations during self-related processing in patients with chronic T pain and effects of a brief self-compassion training – A pilot study" | Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging | Jacqueline Lutza, Michael P. Berrya, Vitaly Napadowa, Christopher Germer, Susan Pollak, Paula Gardiner, Robert R. Edwards, Gaelle Desbordes, Zev Schuman-Olivier |
 | 2019 | "Principles for a Responsible Integration of Mindfulness in Individual Therapy" | Principles for a Responsible Integration of Mindfulness in Individual Therapy | Johannes Michalak Catherine Crane Christopher K. Germer Eluned Gold Thomas Heidenreich Johannes Mander Petra Meibert Zindel V. Segal |
![](https://chrisgermer.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Practitioners-Guide-to-Ethics-and-Mindfulness-Based-Interventions.png") | 2017 | "Core Values in Mindful Self-Compassion" | Practitioner’s Guide to Ethics and Mindfulness- Based Interventions, Mindfulness in Behavioral Health, DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-64924-5_11 | Edited by L.M. Monteiro et al.; Chapter by Pittman McGehee, Christopher Germer, and Kristin Neff |
 | 2017 | "Mindfulness and Compassion: Similarities and Differences" | Compassion: Concepts, Research and Applications | Edited by Paul Gilbert; chapter by Christopher Germer & Thorsten Barnhofer |
 | 2017 | "To Recover from Failure, Try Some Self-Compassion" | Harvard Business Review | Christopher Germer |
 | 2017 | "Self-Compassion and Psychological Well-being" | The Oxford Handbook of Compassion Science | Edited by Emma M. Seppälä et al. Article by Kristin Neff & Christopher Germer |
 | 2017 | "Compassion in Psychotherapy" | Advances in Contemplative Psychotherapy | Edited by Joe Loizzo, Miles Neale, and Emily J. Wolf. Article by Christine Brähler & Christopher Germer |
 | 2015 | Cultivating Self-Compassion in Trauma Survivors. | J. Briere, V. Follette, J. Hopper, D. Rozelle & D. Rome (Eds.). Transforming trauma: Integrating contemplative and Western psychological approaches. New York: Guilford Press. | Germer, C. & Neff, K. |
 | 2015 | When Moment-to-Moment Awareness Isn't Enough | Psychotherapy Networker | Christopher Germer |
| 2013 | Mindfulness: It’s not what you think. | N. Thoma & D. McKay (Eds.). Engaging emotion in cognitive behavioral therapy: Experiential techniques for promoting lasting change. | Germer, C. & Chan, C. | |
 | 2013 | Self-Compassion in Clinical Practice | Journal of Clinical Psychology | Christopher Germer & Kristin Neff |
 | 2013 | A Pilot Study and Randomized Controlled Trial of the Mindful Self-Compassion Program | Journal of Clinical Psychology, Volume 69 Issue 1 | Kristin Neff & Christopher Germer |
 | 2013 | The Mindful Self-Compassion training program. | In T. Singer & M. Bolz. Compassion: Bridging theory and practice: A multimedia book (pp. 365-396). Leipzig, Germany: Max-Planck Institute. | Germer, C. & Neff, K. |
| 2013 | Being kind to yourself: The science of self-compassion. | T. Singer & M. Bolz. Compassion: Bridging theory and practice: A multimedia book (pp. 291-312). Leipzig, Germany: Max-Planck Institute. | Neff, K. & Germer, C. |
 | 2008 | Mindfulness: What is it? Where did it come from? | Fabrizio Didonna (Ed.). Clinical Handbook of Mindfulness. New York: Springer. | Ronald Siegel, Christopher Germer, & Andrew Olendzki |
 | 2006, 2007 | Getting Along, Loving the other without losing yourself | The Best Buddhist Writing 2007 and Tricycle, Vol. 15 No. 3: Spring 2006 | Christopher Germer |
 | 2006 | You Gotta Have Heart | Psychotherapy Networker | Christopher Germer |
 | 2004 | What is Mindfulness? | Insight Journal, Volume 22 | Christopher Germer |
 | 2003 | A Discussion Among Psychologists | Insight Journal, Volume 20 | Trudy Goodman, Christopher Germer, et. al. |
The Center for Mindful Self-Compassion provides information about MSC, an 8-week program designed to cultivate self-compassion skills for daily life. Founded in 2012 by Chris Germer and Kristin Neff, the center is a place where people can learn about self-compassion, find out where to train in MSC, continue to practice MSC skills, and explore how to teach MSC to others. Please go to the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion for further details.