1. When Your Cup Runs Dry: The Causes and Consequences of Burnout

2. Replenishing Ourselves: How Self-Compassion Combats Burnout

3. A Recipe for Resilience: The Ingredients of Self-Compassion

4. It’s Not What You Think: Misgivings about Self-Compassion

5. Your Body Knows: The Physiology of Stress and Care

6. Warming Up the Conversation: Tender Acceptance

7. When Self-Compassion Feels Bad: Working with Backdraft

8. Putting Things in Perspective: Mindful Awareness

9. Resistance Is Futile: How Fighting Burnout Makes It Worse

10. Facing the Storm: Working with the Difficult Emotions of Burnout

11. Stopping the Drain: Reducing Empathy Fatigue

12. When Good Isn’t Good Enough: Avoiding the Perfectionism Sinkhole

13. Why We Beat Ourselves Up: Understanding the Inner Critic

14. Doing Something about It: Fierce Self-Compassion in Action

15. Drawing a Line in the Sand: Learning How to Say No

16. Providing for Ourselves: What Do I Need?

17. Rediscovering Meaning: What Are My Core Values?

18. Becoming a Wise Inner Coach: Self-Compassionate Motivation

19. Goodwill, Not Good Feelings: Cultivating Loving-Kindness

20. Small Pleasures: Savoring the Good

21. Knowing Our Strengths: The Practice of Self-Appreciation

22. Moving Forward: Becoming a Compassionate Mess

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Index