The Self-Acceptance Summit

Join The Self-Acceptance Summit’s 30 Teachers with Over 36 Hours of Inspiring, Life-Changing Content

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  Elizabeth Gilbert

  Bestselling author of Eat Pray Love and Big Magic

  • Engages in conversation with Tami Simon about the journey of self-acceptance
  • A very personal discussion about risk, courage, and authenticity
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  Anne Lamott

  Author of Bird by Bird and Small Victories

  • Known for her humor, insight, and gentle inspiration
  • Speaks about “radical self-care” in this interview with Tami Simon
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  Rick Hanson, PhD

  Pioneering neuroscientist and New York Times bestselling author of Buddha’s Brain

  • Outlines how your neurology is shaped by your thoughts
  • Offers key insights and practices for overcoming the brain’s “negativity bias”
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  Caroline Myss

  Renowned medical intuitive, spiritual teacher, and New York Times bestselling author

  • Explores the core power of self-esteem
  • Illuminates our “Saboteur” archetype
  • Shares the most important choice you can make

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  Iyanla Vanzant

  Life coach and author, host of Iyanla: Fix My Life on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network

  • Reminds you that you have what you need for self-compassion—and teaches you how to make best use of your gifts
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  Marianne Williamson

  Bestselling author of Everyday Grace and The Gift of Change

  • Explores the spiritual dimension of self-acceptance
  • Guides you to the source of unconditional compassion
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  Tara Brach, PhD

  Renowned meditation teacher and psychologist, author of Radical Acceptance

  • Reveals how we can wake up from the “trance of unworthiness”
  • Takes you through the four-step RAIN process for inquiry and healing
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  Glennon Doyle

  Activist and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Love Warrior

  • Speaks with Tami Simon about the challenge of accepting our own strength in a culture that tries to keep us afraid and dependent

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  Gabrielle Bernstein

  Author of the New York Times bestseller The Universe Has Your Back

  • Shows how you can make the shift from fear to faith
  • Shares secrets for finding strength and support from the world around you
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  Kristin Neff, PhD

  One of the first researchers to do empirical studies on self-compassion, and author of Self-Compassion

  • Overturns old teaching on self-esteem for a healthier approach to self-compassion
  • Offers simple, research-based practices
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  Ruth King

  Teacher of Insight Meditation and mindfulness, author of Healing Rage

  • Helps you constructively accept and employ your most volatile emotions
  • Explores issues of race and self-acceptance
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  Danielle LaPorte

  Equal parts poet and entrepreneurial badass, author of The Desire Map

  • Hosts a myth-busting party to pulverize the three big lies that keep us from self-acceptance and connection

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  Matt Kahn

  Popular YouTube teacher and author of Whatever Arises, Love That

  • Explore heart-centered consciousness
  • Transform conflict with compassion
  • Remember your deepest calling
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  Martha Beck, PhD

  Speaker, life coach, and bestselling self-help and memoir author

  • Teaches us how to connect to your true nature beyond the physical
  • Break through patterns of shame, fear, and doubt
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  Mary O’Malley

  Speaker, counselor, and author of What’s in the Way Is the Way

  • Invites you to “fall in love with yourself”
  • Helps you embrace every single aspect of who you are
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  Richard Schwartz, PhD

  The creator of the breakthrough Internal Family Systems (IFS) therapy practice

  • Reveals how using IFS can help you transform the disowned parts of yourself into valuable allies

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  Tara Sophia Mohr

  Author of Playing Big and the creator of the Playing Big leadership program for women

  • Teaches new strategies for dealing with the inner critic
  • In-the-moment practices for self-doubt
  • Cultivate positive critical thinking
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  Mike Robbins

  Former Major League baseball pitcher turned author and entrepreneur

  • Reveals how to channel the energy you waste tearing yourself down into positive directions
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  Rosie Molinary

  Radical self-acceptance champion and author of Beautiful You

  • Shares powerful mindset lessons to shift your thinking to self-acceptance
  • Guidance for setting boundaries
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  Steven Hayes, PhD

  Author of more than 35 books and 500 articles on psychology

  • Teaches a potent synthesis of mindfulness and behavior-changing cognitive therapy
  • Offers a step-by-step practice for changing your perspective on yourself

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  Elena Brower

  Yoga teacher and author of Art of Attention

  • Explores self-acceptance as an altruistic act
  • Offers strategies for loving your life in challenging times
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  Glenn Schiraldi, PhD, Lt. Col. (USAR, Ret.)

  Stress management advisor for the Pentagon, founder of Resilience Training International

  • Illuminates the qualities of healthy self-esteem
  • Basic principles for cultivating this essential quality
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  Elizabeth Lesser

  Cofounder of Omega Institute, author of A Seeker’s Guide

  • Reveals how you can accept yourself by extending compassion to others
  • Offers guidance for open and empathic communication
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  Chris Germer, PhD

  Psychologist and co-developer of The Mindful Self-Compassion program

  • Tackles the difficult question of shame
  • Untangles our negative beliefs
  • Examines how to transform shame into self-compassion

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  Adyashanti

  Zen-trained spiritual teacher, author of Resurrecting Jesus and Emptiness Dancing

  • Asks: “Why do we hold a deep belief in our own unworthiness?”
  • Helps us connect to our innate wholeness
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  Nataly Kogan

  Founder and CEO of Happier, host of the popular site Happier.com

  • Shares eye-opening research on self-compassion and motivation
  • Helps you bridge the perceived gap between your self-image and the real you
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  Bret Lyon, PhD, and Sheila Rubin, LMFT

  Co-creators of the Healing Shame Lyon-Rubin method

  • Investigates the root of shame, the inner critic, and perfectionism
  • Key strategies for transforming toxic shame into healthy action
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  Parker J. Palmer, PhD

  Speaker, activist, educator, and author of A Hidden Wholeness

  • Speaks with Tami Simon about the Shadow—what it is, why it persists, and how it shapes our journey to self-acceptance

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  Kelly McGonigal, PhD

  Stanford researcher and pioneer of the science of compassion

  • Presents cutting-edge research and case studies
  • Reveals how your brain expresses self-criticism and self-compassion
  • Offers neuroscience-based practices
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  Seane Corn

  Celebrated yoga teacher, activist, and cofounder of Off the Mat, Into the World^®

  • Explores the links between age, body image, and self-acceptance
  • Reveals how to “age wildly” and be comfortable in your own skin