In this episode, Dr. Germer joins Matt and Inna to discuss his work with Mindful Self-Compassion and how it relates to heart rate variability.
Chris Germer, PhD is a clinical psychologist and lecturer on psychiatry (part-time) at Harvard Medical School. He co-developed the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program with Kristin Neff in 2010 and MSC has since been taught to over 100,000 people worldwide. They co-authored two books on MSC, The Mindful Self-Compassion Workbook and Teaching the Mindful Self-Compassion Program.
Chris spends most of his time lecturing and leading workshops around the world on mindfulness and self-compassion. He is also the author of The Mindful Path to Self-Compassion; he co-edited two influential volumes on therapy, Mindfulness and Psychotherapy, and Wisdom and Compassion in Psychotherapy; and he maintains a small private practice in Arlington, Massachusetts, USA.
In this episode, Jeff and Matt discuss the science of heart rate variability, stress, and homeostasis. Homeostasis is the balance between our biology and...
In this week's episode, we are back with Doctoral student Alicia Johnson talking about HRV and the Menstrual Cycle. Alicia and Dr. Dave talk...
References MacDonald, D. M., et al. (2025). Two-week heart rate variability measurements and lung health: A cross-sectional analysis in the ARIC Study. Respiratory Medicine,...