When implementing the 8- week intervention Making Friends With Yourself amongst a group of college students, researchers found that mindfulness and self compassion increased and perceived stress decreased greatly.

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- Healthcare workers
- Adolescents suffering from minority stress
- War veterans suffering from PTSD
- LGBTQ Individuals
- College Students

Populations that Benefit from Self-Compassion Interventions

Donovan, E. (2021). Feasibility and acceptability of implementing the Making Friends with Yourself intervention on a college campus. Journal of American College Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/07448481.2021.1891077

Feasibility and acceptability of implementing the Making Friends with Yourself intervention on a college campus

- Healthcare workers are at increased risk for experiencing empathy fatigue/empathic distress which refers to the emotional drain that results from empathizing with patients who are in severe psychological or physical pain

Self-Compassion for Healthcare Workers

- Hypothesis which states that internalized stigma contributes to existing mental health disparities in marginalized communities

Minority Stress Hypothesis

- Approximately 23% of Iraq/Afghanistan veterans develop clinically significant levels of post traumatic stress disorder. Extensive literature documents a strong association between PTSD and functional impairment across multiple domains.


War Veterans Suffering from PTSD

LGBTQIA+ young adults are more likely to experience mental health difficulties and substance abuse. Preliminary findings suggest that LGBTQIA+ individuals with high self-esteem report more happiness, less self-stigma, and lower suicidality. 

Mindful Self-compassion program and its effects on LGBTQIA+ Individuals

Numerous studies have shown that using the program Self Compassion for Healthcare Communities not only increased long-term self-compassion and wellbeing amongst workers, but it also significantly reduced secondary traumatic stress and burnout that many of these workers experience.

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