
Making Friends With....Yourself (MFY)
Making Friends with Yourself is an eight-week mindful self-compassion training programme designed to help adolescents manage difficult emotions through the challenges of their teenage years.
8 session course
Delivered by: Dr. Elma Hedderman
Where: Monkstown Therapy Centre
26 Longford Terrace, Monkstown, Co. Dublin
When: Starting - Sunday, 8th October 2017 - 6.00pm to 7.45pm
Cost: €350.00
Please note that registration & payment in advance is required
Please note that PARENTAL CONSENT will be required for anyone aged under 18 to attend this course.
What’s It About?
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Mindfulness helps adolescents cultivate skills of self-awareness and emotional resilience.
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Self-compassion helps them to respond to the challenges they face with greater kindness and self-care.
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Preliminary research indicates a reduction in depressive and anxiety symptoms and an increase in life satisfaction for teens who practice self-compassion.