Mindful Self-Compassion for Teens in Schools

Students can't learn when they're consumed by stressful emotions. Teachers see it every day: unprecedented levels of stress, anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem that follow teens into the classroom, preoccupying their minds and preventing them from learning. Dr. Karen Bluth, a classroom educator for over 20 years, knows this reality all too well. Now a leading researcher on self-compassion for teens, Dr. Bluth has combined her expertise from both worlds to create Mindful Self-Compassion for Teens in Schools, an evidence-based, 16-session curriculum that helps students find relief from the inner mental chatter that stifles learning, growth, and creativity. Whether you're a teacher, counselor, instructional aide, administrator, or any other type of educator working with teens, this book is your go-to SEL guide. Featuring ready-to-use lesson plans, teaching tips, mini-sessions, and handouts, this guide aims to help students: - Be kinder and more supportive to themselves - Quiet their minds and re-center themselves - Work through difficult emotions like anger, sadness, and anxiety - Break free from the social media comparison trap - Rein in impulsivity or distractibility to focus on the task at hand - Overcome perfectionistic tendencies, rumination, and "over-analysis paralysis"

Karen Bluth, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A seasoned classroom educator, Dr. Bluth is now one of the developers of the program Mindful Self-Compassion for Educators as well as a cocreator of the Mindful Self-Compassion for Teens program. She is the author of The Self-Compassion Workbook for Teens and The Self-Compassionate Teen, as well as coauthor of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for Teen ADHD and the Audible Original Self-Compassion for Girls: A Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Coaches. In 2022, she received the inaugural Mind & Life Award for Public Communication of Contemplative Research. She resides on the marshy coast of North Carolina.