Simge İçen Aruh · Kind Mind Movement

You don't have to earn rest.

Programs in mindful self-compassion — for people who are tired, self-critical, and still showing up. Led by Simge İçen Aruh, Trained MSC Teacher.

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Simge İçen Aruh — Portrait
Trained Mindful Self-Compassion Teacher

This is for you if…

  • You're exhausted but can't seem to stop

  • You're your own harshest critic

  • You feel pressure to perform, produce, and be okay — all at once

  • Rest feels like something you have to earn

  • You know something needs to change, but you're not sure where to start

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What is Mindful Self-Compassion?

Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) was developed by researchers Kristin Neff and Chris Germer. It brings together two things that are harder than they sound: being present with what's difficult, and treating yourself with some of the care you'd offer a good friend.

It's not about feeling better all the time. It's about changing your relationship with difficulty — so that struggling doesn't have to mean failing. Research consistently shows it reduces self-criticism, anxiety, and burnout, and builds the kind of resilience that doesn't require pretending you're fine.

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Programs & Workshops

Group programs, workshops, and single sessions — in English and Turkish. All grounded in MSC.

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MSC Foundations

4w
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Burnout & Resilience

½ day
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Inner Critic Work

3w
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Open Workshop

2h

Corporate Trainings

For teams under pressure. Evidence-based training in self-compassion and stress science — not motivational.

When people feel genuinely supported, they work differently. These are not feel-good workshops. They're evidence-based sessions grounded in self-compassion and the science of stress — designed for organizations willing to look honestly at what's costing their people.

Burnout Awareness & Recovery
Stress Resilience
Psychological Safety
Self-Compassion at Work
Leading with Compassion
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The Work

Trained at the highest level of the MSC program

This teaching comes from the deepest current of MSC research and practice — including individual training with Chris Germer, co-founder of Mindful Self-Compassion. Practical, grounded, and built for the real world.

Center for MSC
Self-Compassion Academy
Individual training with Chris Germer
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Simge İçen Aruh — Portrait

A quiet letter, once in a while.

Thoughts on self-compassion, burnout, and what it means to be honest with yourself in a demanding world. In English and Turkish. No sales pressure.

There's a place to start, wherever you are.

A program, a workshop, or a conversation about corporate training — each is a genuine starting point.

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