Not Simple: Mark Rovner, Mindful Self-Compassion

About this episode

Mark Rovner discusses the importance of self-compassion and its impact on personal growth and leadership.

Mark is a trauma-informed coach with roots in somatics, development, and mindfulness. He is also a trained teacher of Mindful Self-Compassion and believes how we talk to ourselves is more than just a way to feel better. It's also instrumental to our growth as leaders in a complex world. He came to Not Simple to discuss what we get wrong about self-compassion, as well as how it can improve our lives. Learn more about the course Mark and Rebecca are leading here . And use the code MSC50 for 50% off.

People in this episode

Hosts: Wendy Bittner, Rebecca Scott

Guest: Mark Rovner

Topics covered

• self-compassion
• mindfulness
• leadership
• personal growth
• trauma-informed coaching

Keywords

• self-compassion
• mindfulness
• leadership
• coaching
• personal growth
• trauma-informed

Sponsors

Mindful Self-Compassion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mindful Self-Compassion

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