Dr. Karen Bluth is Associate Professor Emerita at the University of North Carolina, where she has conducted research on self-compassion and its influence on the emotional wellbeing of teens. Dr. Bluth is co-creator of the curriculum Mindful Self-Compassion for Teens and the author of “The Self-Compassion Workbook for Teens“, The Self-Compassionate Teen”, the Audible Original “Self-Compassion for Teen Girls: A Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Coaches”, “Mindful Self-Compassion for Teens in Schools: A 16-session Social and Emotional Learning Curriculum” and co-author of “Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for Teen ADHD”. She is also a developer of Embracing Your Life: A Self-Compassion Program for Young Adults. In addition, she is the 2022 recipient of the inaugural Mind and Life Foundation award for Public Communication of Contemplative Research.
As a mindfulness practitioner for over 45 years, a mindfulness teacher, and an educator with 18 years of classroom teaching experience, Dr. Bluth frequently gives talks, conducts workshops, and teaches classes in self-compassion in educational and community settings and trains teachers in Mindful Self-Compassion for Teens internationally.