PLEASE NOTE: This interview originally aired on Sounds True One, where you can enjoy early, ad-free access to episodes of Insights at the Edge. Sounds True One is our premium membership platform built around live classes, online events, award-winning specials, intimate learning experiences and Q&A sessions with the world’s leading wisdom teachers. Get your first month FREE at join.soundstrue.com What if every moment of self-compassion is actually a moment of awakening? In this special episode of Insights at the Edge, Tami Simon brings together two remarkable teachers whose friendship has sparked a revolutionary approach to inner transformation. Kristin Neff—the researcher who first measured self-compassion and author of Fierce Self-Compassion—joins Caverly Morgan, a meditation teacher and former Zen monk, to explore how self-compassion practices can become what they call “a lifeboat” for our deepest nature. In this conversation, Tami, Kristin, and Caverly explore: • Why every moment of self-compassion is a moment of “letting go of identification with the small, separate, limited self” • The difference between witnessing awareness and embodied loving awareness—and why it matters • How gender conditioning shapes our relationship to both compassion and awakening practices • The power of “relational dharma” and why we sometimes need another person to help us access self-compassion • A guided practice for moving from suffering into the “stance-less stance” of presence If you’ve practiced self-compassion but sensed there’s something deeper available, or if awakening teachings have felt too abstract or disembodied, this conversation offers a bridge between heart and awareness that could transform your practice. Subscribe to Sounds True's YouTube Channel ► https://bit.ly/SubscribeSTYT Sounds True is a mission-driven learning and media company, and a recognized leader in wellbeing, personal growth, and spiritual transformation. Partnering with the world’s foremost wisdom teachers and best-selling authors, the company reaches millions worldwide with its unique programs, digital learning experiences, and worldwide events. The company also features a variety of original series, weekly shows, and live online experiences on Sounds True One, its global platform and community with members across more than 125 countries. Sounds True is a Public Benefit Corporation and also the home of the Sounds True Foundation. Connect with us: ▪️Facebook: http://bit.ly/2XFIIeE ▪️Instagram: http://bit.ly/2UlEoiH ▪️Website: http://bit.ly/2tOl02d #KristinNeff #CaverlyMorgan #SelfCompassion #Awakening #LovingAwareness #Meditation #SpiritualPodcast #InsightsAtTheEdge #SoundsTrue