Tending the Soul: Building Self-Compassion When You Care Deeply - May 11, 2025

Rev. Kari Kopnic. Guest Minister

Jenny Weaver, Worship Associate

When you care deeply, whether for others, your community, or the world, it’s easy to overlook your own well-being. Come and explore how self-compassion is not a luxury, but a vital practice for those engaged in caregiving and justice work. Drawing on the insights of Kristin Neff, Tricia Hersey, and Israa Nasir, we’ll reflect on how to cultivate inner resilience and communal practices that sustain us for the long haul. 

Rev. Kari Kopnick is a lover of good books and poetry, a gardener of native plants, and tends a hearty little charm of hummingbirds in her yard during the cold winters. She serves as the Community Minister and the  Acting Executive Director at The Chaplaincy Institute, an interfaith seminary and community.