Ep 79: How can parents work on self-compassion and mindfulness with Dr. Simón Guendelman

Host: Dr. Cindy Hovington, Ph.D.

Guest: Dr. Simón Guendelman

Simón Guendelman is a psychiatrist, psychotherapist, doctor in psychology and researcher in the laboratory of clinical psychology of social interactions at the Berlin School of Mind and Brain, Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Germany. His research areas include emotion regulation, empathy and social cognition, and applications in mental health and psychiatry of mindfulness and compassion interventions. He uses behavioral, psychophysiology and neuroimaging methods. He teaches at the pre and postgraduate level in Germany and Chile. He also collaborates in various interdisciplinary projects on art and science.

Summary:

In today’s episode, we are joined by Dr. Simón Guendelman. We discuss what emotional regulation actually is, how self compassion can change your brain and parenting, and how scientists are studying this. This episode is a bit research heavy - so take out your Curious Neuron notebooks! Simón shares with us some common myths about mindfulness and explains how even if you don’t have time to meditate for 1 hour a day, mindfulness can help equip you with the tools to get through a really chaotic situation - like your toddler throwing a tantrum. Tune in to get a research back definition and playbook of how to integrate self-compassion into your daily life. Simón compares being a parent to being a medical doctor - join us to find out why!