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“Did I sound stupid?” “Should I have sent that email?” “How do I look?” Many of us spend a lot of time feeling self-conscious and comparing ourselves to others. Why do we judge ourselves so relentlessly? Why do we strive so hard to be special or successful, or to avoid feeling rejected?
This engaging, empowering guide sheds light on our very human habit—and explains how to break it. You’ll learn how to stop obsessing so much about how you measure up. Instead, by accepting the extraordinary gift of being ordinary, you’ll see how to build stronger connections with others, get more joy out of life, and taste the wonderful freedom of everything no longer being all about us.
FEATURED PODCAST
Many, if not all, of us have a nonstop, ambient thought-track running through our minds of: how am I doing? How do I look? Why did I say that? Am I running behind? What do other people think of me?
How did we get this way? And what do we do about it?
This podcast offers plenty of practical answers, including the notion that we should lean into our insignificance. Many of us grew up being told how we were special. But it turns out that the words, “you’re not so special” constitute extremely good news.
Featured Webinar
The assumption that we can find lasting happiness by being more successful, likable, attractive, intelligent, or morally above reproach is so woven into our biology and culture that few of us notice it’s not actually true.
This Grand Rounds presentation zeros in on how we and our clients can begin to step off the self-evaluation roller coaster. It explores techniques to navigate failure, rejection, and shame, free ourselves from addiction to self-esteem boosts, while developing deeper relationships and greater comfort with vulnerability.
Featured BookS
The Mindfulness Solution:
Everyday Practices for Everyday Problems
A comprehensive guide to developing a mindfulness practice and using it to work with everything from anxiety and depression to interpersonal tensions and stress-related medical conditions.
Back Sense:
A Revolutionary Approach to Halting the Cycle of Chronic Back Pain
Featured CourseS
The Science of Mindfulness:
A Research-Based Path to Well-Being
This 24-part video or audio course provides practical skills anyone can use to deal more effectively with everyday psychological challenges and live a richer, happier, more fulfilling life.
Healing through Mindfulness:
Effective Practices for Chronic Health Conditions
Current research shows that a remarkable amount of pain and illness is actually caused by our attempts to get rid of it. With Healing Through Mindfulness, you’ll learn evidence-based mindfulness techniques to resolve a wide range of disorders maintained by psychological stress and other blocks to healing.
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Upcoming Programs
August 18 - 22, 2025, Cape Cod, Massachusetts - REGISTRATION OPENING SOON
Ever since Freud, psychotherapists have worked with non-ordinary states such as dreams, hypnosis, and free association to understand and heal the heart and mind. More recently, psychedelics, often combined with insights from mindfulness and compassion practices, now offer not only possible breakthrough treatments for PTSD, depression, addictions, and end-of-life anxiety but also provide new insights into the nature of psychological distress and mechanisms of healing.
Join me for contemplative practice and clinical education in a beautiful rejuvinating environment.
October 7 - 13, 2025, Lefkada Island, Greece
Lefkada is a beautiful island located in western Greece. Known for its stunning beaches, crystal-clear waters, and scenic landscapes, it’s villages are characterized by traditional architecture, narrow streets, and colorful houses that reflect the island’s rich culture and history. We’ll learn and practice together at the Mimosa Retreat Centre, a serene, expansive Balinese-styled property set on beautiful grounds with a panoramic view toward the Ionian Sea.
About Dr. Siegel
Dr. Ron Siegel is an Assistant Professor of Psychology, part time, at Harvard Medical School, where he has taught for over 35 years. A long-time student of mindfulness meditation, he serves on the Board of Directors and faculty of the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy. He teaches internationally about mind-body medicine and the application of mindfulness and compassion practices in psychotherapy and other fields.
Dr. Siegel has edited and written several books, including the critically acclaimed professional text, Mindfulness and Psychotherapy, 2nd Edition; a comprehensive guide for general audiences, The Mindfulness Solution: Everyday Practices for Everyday Problems; the professional guides Sitting Together: Essential Skills for Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy and Wisdom and Compassion in Psychotherapy; and a step-by-step self-treatment guide Back Sense, which integrates mindfulness practice, aggressive rehabilitation, and mind-body approaches to treat chronic back and neck pain. He has also created courses for general audiences, including The Science of Mindfulness: A Research-Based Path to Well-Being produced by The Great Courses, and Healing Through Mindfulness: Effective Practices for Chronic Health Conditions, produced by Sounds True.
Dr. Siegel is available for presentations and workshops as well as organizational and clinical consultations.
