the self-compassion community
London
I'm a former board level executive director who rose quickly ... and became
burnt out, young. I am also a former voice artist - something which served me
well when a life-changing injury occurred in 2006. I suffered a ‘hip replacement
gone wrong’ which left me with major arterial internal bleeding and genuinely
fighting for my life ... physically of course, and subsequently mentally too as
the months of physical recovery and pain rolled into many years. I went from
being a high-achieving, fast-paced, super capable person, to someone who needed
to learn to walk again. That took its toll. And years of pain and effort.
Cultivating self-compassion and mindfulness helped me find a way through. Sounds
trite almost doesn't it? But it's powerfully, powerfully true. Catherine Kell
Meaningful and adaptable teaching I have studied hard to do the work I do, to
get all the necessary qualifications and registrations (more on those below).
Yet what exams and qualifications alone can't give someone is the heart to do
the work. That 'in the veins' pulse to help improve the life of another. And I
believe my journey gives me the authenticity to bring compassion-based
approaches meaningfully and wholeheartedly to others. I embody what I teach, and
I bring kindness, sincerity, warmth, and of course compassion to every
interaction. I'm friendly and lively too! I bring an adaptable pace and tone
depending on the environment. I'm passionate about bringing the skills of
self-compassion and mindfulness into people's lives to help them make
transformations, build their resources and step into their full expression and
power from a place of self-acceptance and inner strength. It's a privilege to
witness the unfolding of all aspects of their good health. Qualifications and
Education Catherine has had a personal mindfulness and meditation practice since
2006. She is a qualified and authorised Trained Teacher of the evidence-based
and empirically-supported Mindful Self-Compassion programmes and trained through
the globally renowned Center for Mindful Self-Compassion in their intensive MSC
programme developed by self-compassion pioneers Kristin Neff PhD and Christopher
Germer PhD. She is trauma-sensitive in all her work, undertaking ongoing CPD in
the trauma field. She has an MA Degree with Honours and as well as her training
as a Mindfulness Teacher she holds a Professional Certification in Clinical and
Therapeutic Mindfulness for applied use in 1-to-1 session work. Additionally,
Catherine is an alumni of Compassion Cultivation Training with the Compassion
Institute, a scientifically-backed and evidence-based training programme
developed at Stanford University, as well as various compassion, mindfulness,
meditation and lovingkindness professional development programs with Tara Brach
and Sharon Salzberg, both global leaders in compassion and mindfulness.
Catherine is also a Trained Teacher with the Mindfulness in Schools Project, and
has passionately brought her skillset to scores of teenagers and school staff as
a teacher of kindfulness, gratitude practices and the MiSP evidence-based
10-week mindfulness curriculum developed specifically for pupils and staff in
schools. Catherine is a qualified Clinical Hypnotherapist (Dip.Cl.Hyp
(Distinction), Cl.NLP, CNHC Reg., SICH HPD, MNCH(Reg.) and Paediatric Clinical
Hypnotherapist (Dip.Hyp Paediatrics (Distinction). In her past work with
children, Catherine had a particular interest in anxiety, panic attacks and
sleep, helping children and adolescents from the age of around 7 to 18. Today,
working with adults, Catherine uses hypnosis in a coaching capacity rather than
a clinical one in order to help those working with her to cultivate
self-compassion, boost life-satisfaction, uplevel and truly thrive. Previously,
Catherine provided in-depth parenting support and empowerment services for whole
families either in office from a local health centre, or via home visits.
Catherine led specialist therapeutic support and learning sessions for mothers
based around cultivating mindful self-compassion and strengthening the
parent-child connection in parenting. Catherine is a Certified Positive
Discipline Parent Educator, holds a Diploma In Positive Parenting and is a
graduate of the 'Parenting by Connection Professionals Programme' with Hand in
Hand Parenting. Catherine draws all her rich experience into every interaction.
She is passionate about guiding people in developing the capacity to be with
themselves in the kindest and most supportive way. Self-compassion can truly
transform lives. Catherine is an accomplished speaker and provider of workshops
and talks. She has contributed as a mindfulness and self-compassion expert to
many podcasts and a number of mental health books.
