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SOFTEN YOUR INNER CRITIC

Mindful Self‑Compassion

Join Ashley & Paulina in this 8‑Week Live Online Course to learn proven practices for treating yourself with warmth and kindness.

ENROLL IN MSC COURSE

Struggling with self-criticism?

This course is for you if you..

  • Have a harsh inner critic that keeps telling you you’re “not enough”
  • Feel shame, guilt, or pressure when you make mistakes
  • Support others (clients, patients, athletes, students, family) but rarely offer the same care to yourself
  • Feel stress, burnout, or perfectionism taking a toll on your well‑being
  • Want practical tools to respond to difficult moments with kindness instead of judgment

Or you’re interested in becoming an MSC teacher, and you


  • Want a solid, embodied experience of mindful self‑compassion before teaching it to others
  • Need to complete an 8‑week MSC course as a prerequisite for official MSC teacher training
  • Value a structured, research‑informed program to deepen your own practice and confidence

Whether you join for personal healing, professional development, or both, this course gives you a grounded, experiential foundation in mindful self‑compassion.

I'M INTERESTED!

MSC Live Online Course Details

  • Live weekly sessions on Zoom 
  • Tuesday evenings, 5:00–7:30 pm CT
  • June 23 – August 11 (8 weeks)
  • Tuition: $595
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What to Expect:

Teaching + guided practice: Each week includes brief talks, guided meditations, experiential exercises, and reflection.

Small‑group sharing (optional): You’ll have the option (never the obligation) to share in pairs or small groups to deepen learning and connection.

Between‑session practices: Simple daily practices and reflections to help you integrate self‑compassion into everyday life.

MEET YOUR INSTRUCTORS

             

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Ashley Kuchar, PhD

[still working on this] Ashley earned her PhD in Educational Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin, working alongside Dr. Kristin Neff. For her dissertation, she developed and tested a resilience program for athletes called RESET. [add research on RESET - populations and outcomes]. In 2023 Ashley received AASP's Doctoral Dissertation Award for her published research on RESET. 

Ashley is a mindset coach, educator, and speaker who is passionate about helping athletes, coaches, and professionals learn how to respond to challenging situations in ways that foster resilience rather than rely on harsh criticism.

She also is a lecturer at UT-Austin (hook 'emđŸ€˜) and teaches an undergraduate and graduate course called "Mindfulness, Compassion, and The Self."   

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 Paulina Perez, LMFT

Paulina was born and raised in Chiapas, Mexico. She earned her B.A. in Psychology from Universidad de las AmĂ©ricas Puebla and her M.A. in Transpersonal Counseling Psychology from Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado—a Buddhist-inspired institution where she deepened her study of mindfulness and Gestalt therapy.

Paulina is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of California and has worked across community mental health, school settings, and private practice, providing therapy to English- and Spanish-speaking children, adults and couples. She is a Certified Gestalt Therapist through the Pacific Gestalt Institute, where she also serves as core faculty, and currently works as a research coordinator at UT Austin’s Memory and Aging Lab.

In addition, Paulina is a certified mindfulness meditation teacher and a Mindful Self-Compassion teacher in training. She brings a warm, genuine presence to her work—and doesn’t take herself too seriously.

JOIN US THIS SUMMER

By the end of these 8 weeks, you’ll be able to


✅ Recognize your inner critic and respond with mindful awareness instead of automatic self‑attack
✅ Use concrete self‑compassion practices in real‑time when you feel stressed, ashamed, or overwhelmed
✅ Soften shame and perfectionism while still staying aligned with your values and goals
✅ Speak to yourself in a kinder, more supportive way that builds resilience rather than fear
✅ Feel more connected to others instead of isolated in your struggles
✅ For aspiring MSC teachers: have the lived experience and prerequisite course many teacher‑training programs require 

Note: You don’t need to be “good at meditation” to benefit. Small, consistent practices add up.

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