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#HealMeToo Podcast S3 e1:

The Kindness & Support of Mindful Self-Compassion—David Fredrickson

In the Premiere Episode of Season 3, hear the therapist and teacher of a healing practice called Mindful Self-Compassion, David Fredrickson, and learn some techniques that may help you offer yourself loving kindness, support or even comfort right when experiencing stress, discomfort or pain. Learn more about his work and contact David at davidafredrickson.com.

Throughout the #HealMeToo #AtHome series, we'll explore tools that may help with the many forms of trauma that survivors and our communities are encountering in these times of hate violence and the Uprising in Defense of Black Lives, ongoing state violence against immigrants, and the losses, confinement, and economic stress of the COVID-19 pandemic.

David generously shared three guided meditations during the episode, which we’ll offer as Podcast Extras as well, so you can dial them up anytime! At the end of the interview, he also drew on his deep experience working with children who have experienced trauma, to offer ways we can support kids who may be suffering in this hard time.

Tune in throughout the summer for new #HealMeToo #AtHome episodes on Apple and all the usual podcast platforms as well as our new YouTube channel as we continue Season 3: #HealMeToo At-Home—insights, art and activism to meet the needs of now.

Other Mindful Self-Compassion Resources:

• The Center for Mindful Self-Compassion offers online classes, teachers in your area, 4 FREE Guided Meditations on Zoom per day, with POC & LGBTQ+ affinity groups you can join: TheCenterforMSC.org

• The website of Kristin Neff, the researcher who originally founded the study and practice of Mindful Self-Compassion, has over 3,000 empirical studies, plus a number of recorded meditations, exercises, and a quiz you can take to learn how self-compassionate you may be: Self-Compassion.org

• The co-founder of MSC, Chris Germer, offers additional recordings of loving kindness and self-compassionate meditations on his site at ChrisGermer.com/Meditations

The #HealMeToo Podcast is hosted by Hope Singsen--the artist, creativity researcher and survivor-activist who founded the #HealMeToo Festival and Podcast in NYC in the Spring of 2019. 

The #HealMeToo Podcast is hosted and edited by Hope Singsen, the artist, creativity researcher and survivor-activist who founded the #HealMeToo Festival and Podcast in NYC in the Spring of 2019. 

Music Credits:
S3 E2 Lead vocal: Jovan Martinez, sampling "It's a Love Thing" by The Whispers, in a Choral Improvisation recorded live at a #HealMeToo Festival & Podcast event, led by: Katie Down, Bonita Oliver, Jessica Lurie & Vanessa Marie

Guest Bio

David Fredrickson
Writer, advocate, and psychotherapist, David Fredrickson has dedicated his professional life to the psychosocial needs of underserved and marginalized communities including at-risk and traumatized children, adolescents, and families and those affected by HIV/AIDS. 
He is the author of Life on All Fours, a novel about relationships during the HIV/AIDS pandemic and told from the perspective of a Field Spaniel puppy. His blog, “Daily Bites and Blessings,” are essays on the bittersweet moments of life where hearts break and break open.David is a student and teacher of Mindful Self-Compassion, the powerful practice of turning towards suffering with the balm of self-compassion. In this time of collective and personal upheaval and pain, he is committed to building this compassion capacity to bear witness to ourselves and our experience with courage, honesty and self-kindness.David grew up in the Midwest where faith, family, and food were the bedrock of his childhood. A long-time resident of San Francisco, David attends GLIDE Memorial Church and sings with its world-renowned GLIDE Ensemble. His family has multiplied into a village and they are often found in his kitchen consuming sweet and savory delights.
Learn more and connect with David at http://www.davidafredrickson.com