KAREN BLUTH, PHD

Karen Bluth, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A seasoned classroom educator, Dr. Bluth is now one of the developers of the program Mindful Self-Compassion for Educators as well as a cocreator of the Mindful Self-Compassion for Teens program. She is the author of The Self-Compassion Workbook for Teens and The Self-Compassionate Teen as well as coauthor of Mindfulness and Self-Compassion for Teen ADHD and the Audible Original Self-Compassion for Girls: A Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Coaches. In 2022, she received the inaugural Mind & Life Award for Public Communication of Contemplative Research. She resides on the marshy coast of North Carolina.