Kristin Neff

Dr Kristin Neff is a clinical psychologist and Associate Professor in Human Development at the University of Texas at Austin. Since gaining her PhD at Berkeley, she has been researching and studying the concept of self-compassion for the past decade. She created and trademarked the Neff Self-Compassion Scale, which has been translated into over a dozen languages and is currently being used by hundreds of researchers worldwide in her field.

She currently lives in Austin, Texas with her husband and son.