MaryBeth Heatwole Moore, RN, BSN, MDiv, serves as chaplain at Eastern Mennonite Seminary and is ordained through Virginia Mennonite Conference of Mennonite Church USA. She volunteers her clinical skills at the Blue Ridge Free Clinic and brings over three decades of experience in nursing and pastoral care. MaryBeth is a trained teacher through the Center for Mindful Self-Compassion and has been dedicated to Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) practice for the past four years. She recently completed her MSC Teacher Training and co-taught her first MSC course in 2025. Her work integrates evidence-based mindfulness and compassion practices with holistic approaches to emotional resilience and well-being. MaryBeth teaches MSC to support individuals in cultivating greater self-awareness, self-kindness, and emotional strength. She believes compassion is foundational to healing, personal growth, and professional resilience.