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5. How to Hack Your Nervous System (Kristin Neff)

August 7, 2026 · 47 min

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Is perfectionism secretly sabotaging you? When is the right time to draw boundaries at work? And, why are competent women often judged more harshly than competent men?


Katty Kay is joined by the world's leading research expert on self-compassion to answer all this and more.


Email: [email protected]


Video Editor: Kieron Leslie

Social Producer: Emma Jackson, Celine Charles

Producer: India Dunkley

Senior Producer: Fiona Douglas

Executive Producer: Tom Whiter

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