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Compassion in a T-Shirt: In Session With Ross McIntosh

17 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"I am a human like you." Ross McIntosh is an organisational and coaching psychologist in the UK. He focuses on cultivating psychological well-being a...

Compassion in a T-Shirt: In Session With Tara Hickey

10 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"Compassion, not just for ourselves and those around us, but for other living creatures and the planet itself!" Dr Tara Hickey is a clinical psycholo...

Compassion in a T-Shirt: In Session With Mats Hogmark

03 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

“Compassion brings light and it brings hope into the darkest of stories.” Dr Mats Hogmark is a medical doctor specialising in general medicine at...

Compassion in a T-Shirt: In Session With Matt Le Mare

26 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

“Music is a part of my identity, my work, my leisure, my humanness.” Matt Le Mare is a British Association of Music Therapy (BAMT) registered mu...

Compassion in a T-Shirt: In Session With Dr Julia Wahl

19 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"Practicing and cultivating compassion throughout our whole lives." Dr Julia E. Wahl, PhD, psychologist, mindfulness and compassion trainer, lecturer...

Compassion in a T-Shirt: In Session With Lisa McLean

12 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"The shame is not for survivors to carry." Dr Lisa McLean is a psychologist in private practice at Ocean Psychology, Sunshine Coast, Australia who pr...

Compassion in a T-Shirt: In Session With Isabelle Leboeuf

05 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"The suffering will be relieved and from this comes joy." Dr Isabelle Leboeuf is a psychologist and psychotherapist in France. In her clinical work,...

Compassion in a T-Shirt: In Session With Natali Gumiy

29 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Curiosity as an antidote to fearful imagining and an antidote to need for control. Natali Gumiy is a psychologist in private practice, Buenos Aires, ...

Compassion in a T-Shirt: In Session With Elli Tholouli

22 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"I'm trying to help people connect with their caring part, their caring motivation. 'I want to try this because it is going to help me, or help me to ...

Compassionate Self Practice

16 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this practice we work with 1) posture, 2) soothing rhythm breathing, 3) developing compassionate self. There is more space and less spoken word to ...

Compassion in a T-Shirt: In Session With Chris Fraser

15 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"When I work with kids, I see that goodness. The first question when a child comes into my office, I go, 'Tell me what your superpowers are. What do y...

Compassion in a T-Shirt: In Session With Dr Clodagh Dowling

08 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"All things start with small steps, and that's a learning in compassion; great things come with small steps." Dr Clodagh Dowling is a practicing Clin...

Compassion in a T-Shirt: In Session With Greg Samuelson

28 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"If I can help other people who are interested in the model understand it and then transfer that to then being helpful to other people or enhancing th...

Compassion in a T-Shirt: In Session With Dr Syd Hiskey

21 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Fierce compassion, radically embodied compassion, and drawing on martial arts to practice stability, groundedness, flexibility and distress tolerance ...

Compassionate-Self Practice (10 Minutes)

19 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A 10 minute compassionate-self practice

Podcast 21: Bringing Compassion to the World!

26 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Happy New Year from The Compassion Initiative Podcast! Episode 1 for 2021 features Stan without James (who is busy writing grants!), talking about com...

Podcast 20: James and Stan discuss CFT dissemination

13 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After a rather long hiatus, James and Stan are back together to discuss the dissemination of CFT, through YouTube, social media...and new polo shirts!...

What is CFT? Introducing Compassion and the Compassionate Mind

30 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After the assessment, case formulation and treatment planning of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), the CFT therapist often moves onto introducing comp...

What is CFT? The Therapeutic Relationship

18 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

While compassion focused therapy, or CFT, is concerned with psychoeducation and skills building, an essential aspect to it is the therapeutic relation...

What is CFT? How to do a Collaborative CFT Case Formulation

04 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this video, Dr Stan Steindl explores how to construct a CFT case formulation, incorporating historical influences, key fears, safety strategies and...

What is CFT? Tips For CFT Assessment

03 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this video, Dr Stan Steindl discusses CFT assessments and offers tips regarding three things the CFT therapist keeps in mind while having that firs...

What is CFT? A Session-by-Session Therapy Plan

21 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In the last video from Compassion in a T-Shirt, Dr Stan Steindl discussed What is Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)? In this video, he explores this qu...

What Is Compassion Focused Therapy?

14 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Compassion-based interventions have been found to be very effective in enhancing compassion, self-compassion and mindfulness, reducing depression, anx...

Wishing Kindness And Compassion

03 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Having explored the semantics of Compassion Versus Kindness, and Compassion as a Form of Kindness, Dr Stan Steindl returns to a more practical focus i...

Is Compassion A Form Of Kindness?

31 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In a previous video, Dr Stan Steindl discussed Compassion Versus Kindness, how they are defined and how they are different. This video goes further, s...

Compassion Versus Kindness: And How to Tell the Difference

31 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The words compassion and kindness are sometimes used interchangeably. But are they really the same thing? In this video, Dr Stan Steindl will reflect ...

Creating Your Ideal Compassionate Other (or The Compassionate Friend - Part 3)

05 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This video follows on from the previous two videos about The Compassionate Friend. However, here, Dr Stan Steindl discusses creating the "ideal compas...

The Compassionate Friend - Part 2

21 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Compassionate Friend - Part 2 offers a guided practice of the Compassionate Friend Exercise, an exercise commonly used in compassion focused thera...

The Compassionate Friend - Part 1

16 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Compassionate Friend Exercise is a powerful practice during times of discomfort, distress or suffering, and involves bringing to mind the image of...

Shame Or Guilt? Different emotional states with different motivations.

07 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Shame is often place side-by-side with guilt, as if the two are the same or come as a pair: “shame and guilt.” However they are very different emo...

An Evolutionary And Biopsychosocial Model Of Shame (and Shame Memories)

02 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this video, Dr Stan Steindl presents a brief "explainer" of Professor Paul Gilbert's evolutionary and biopsychosocial model of shame, as well as re...

Shame Memories (And How To Help Them)

22 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Shame experiences can often be firmly embedded as shame memories, with traumatic qualities and centrality to self-identity. These shame memories can ...

Shame And Human Survival

15 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The greatest threat to prehistoric humans was to be cast out of the group. Social threat is still painfully felt by humans today, especially in the fo...

The Three Circles Model And Three 80s Hits

08 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this video, Dr Stan Steindl exposes himself to possible ignominy by playing his guitar and singing 80s hits to exemplify each of the three emotion ...

Harry Potter And The Place Of Safeness: Part 2

24 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Harry Potter and the Place of Safeness: Part 2 is a follow-up to the previous Part 1 episode, which used stories from the world of Harry Potter to dis...

Harry Potter And The Place Of Safeness: Part 1

21 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

From the compassionate mind perspective, safety and safeness are considered to be quite different. Safety is threat-based, while safeness arises from ...

Anger And What's Behind It

06 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Anger can feel powerful, energising and strong. And yet it can also be destructive. Of course, none of this is our fault, and is just part of our tric...

Shakespeare, Fear, Compassion and Acting!

28 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Shakespeare was a perspicacious observer of what it is to be human, and what it is to experience human emotions. Here, Dr Stan Steindl explores a pass...

Exploring Sadness And Self-Compassion

21 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After last week's discussion about the Big Three Emotions (anger, anxiety and sadness), Dr Stan Steindl reflected on his own experience of the COVID-1...

Compassion For The Big Three Emotions

13 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Staying home during the COVID-19 pandemic is a great act of compassion because it helps reduce transmission of the virus and "flatten the curve". Howe...

Staying Home, Preventing Suffering

04 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this time of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people who are able are staying home. In this video, Dr Stan Steindl discusses this move to stay home as a...

Hey Fletchy

02 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Hey Fletchy by The Compassion Initiative: Dr Stan Steindl and Dr James Kirby

What's This Thing Called Non-judgement?

23 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this video, Dr Stan Steindl discusses the sixth competency of the compassionate mind: non-judgement. After a quick look at how to spell the word, w...

Compassion And Empathy: What's The Difference?

08 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

People often ask, "What's the difference between compassion and empathy?" While there are many perspectives on this question, in this video Dr Stan St...

Compassion Fatigue: A Compassionate Mind Perspective

26 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this video, Dr Stan Steindl discusses compassion fatigue from the theoretical perspective of the compassionate mind. In particular, this video expl...

Podcast 19: Stan speaks with Patrick Berthiaume on vulnerability, motivation, change and compassion

26 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Compassion Initiative Podcast, Stan talks to Patrick Berthiaume, a motivational interviewing practitioner, trainer and supervis...

Love and Compassion with Joaquin Phoenix

15 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Stan Steindl reviews the wonderful speech given by Joaquin Phoenix when he was recently awarded the Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal ...

Episode 2 2020 "Insights from Straddie Retreat"

10 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 2 2020 "Insights from Straddie Retreat" by The Compassion Initiative: Dr Stan Steindl and Dr James Kirby

Compassionate Conversations

10 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After a quick dash to Palo Alto University in Northern California last week, Dr Stan Steindl explores the notion of compassion conversations: a listen...

Let's Go To Vagus: Vagus Nerve and Compassionate Mind

26 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Having recently had the chance to discuss the role of the Vagus Nerve in compassionate mind training with Dr Jamin Day and Dr James Kirby, here's my l...

Courage And The Compassionate Mind

20 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Compassion for others takes courage. Receiving compassion from others takes courage. Offering compassion to ourselves takes courage. All three flows o...

Podcast 18: 2020 Welcome Back & Research

13 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast 18: 2020 Welcome Back & Research by The Compassion Initiative: Dr Stan Steindl and Dr James Kirby

Wisdom And Mind Awareness

11 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, Dr Stan Steindl discusses the role of mind awareness in compassionate wisdom. Specifically, the first step in compassionate wisdom is...

Wisdom Talk: From Reservation To Activation

05 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Our minds can so easily get caught up in difficult loops. It can be very difficult stepping out of those loops and into the compassionate mind. Not le...

Discovering Compassionate Wisdom

29 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, Dr Stan Steindl dives a little deeper into discovering compassionate wisdom and the role it plays in cultivating the compassionate mi...

Always Bring It Back To The Body - Part 1

21 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, Dr Stan Steindl discusses the foundational body-based practices of compassion: a compassionate posture, friendly facial expression, w...

Always Bring It Back To The Body - Part 2

21 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, Dr Stan Steindl presents a guided practice bringing together the body-based practices discussed in Always Bring It Back To The Body -...

Compassion! What's Baked In The Cake?

14 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this video, Dr Stan Steindl discusses three of the important qualities that make up the compassionate mind, the flour, eggs and sugar of the compas...

Opening Up! To Receiving Compassion

07 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this video, Dr Stan Steindl discusses the fundamental role of compassion in human survival, including being open to receiving help, support comfort...

Let's Talk About Self-Compassion!

30 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Here, Dr Stan Steindl discusses self-compassion, first by considering the natural emergence of compassion for another living creature that is sufferin...

You want to be compassionate but it's overwhelming...here's how to get started.

23 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

If you would like to be more compassionate towards others, but approaching their suffering feels overwhelming, you're not alone! This little video tal...

So, someone has mentioned compassion, but you have your reservations...

18 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this brief video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jKxI1zp1Gg&t=6s), Stan explore the fears, blocks and resistances to compassion and self-compassi...

Podcast 17: Stan speaks with Dr Marcela Matos about her shame memories research

24 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Stan Speaks with Dr Marcela Matos from University of Coimbra in Portugal about her shame memories and compassion research. Stan and Marcela were at th...

Podcast 16: James reflects with Stan on our time with Prof Paul Gilbert

03 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast 16: James reflects with Stan on our time with Prof Paul Gilbert by The Compassion Initiative: Dr Stan Steindl and Dr James Kirby

Inner Wave - Loving Kindness Meditation for Self

12 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Loving kindness for self meditation with music. Spoken word by Stan Steindl, classical guitar accompaniment by Anthony Garcia. Performed as part of Co...

One Heart - Loving Kindness for Others

08 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Loving kindness for others meditation with music. Spoken word by Stan Steindl, classical guitar accompaniment by Anthony Garcia. Performed as part of ...

Kindness Raga - Affectionate Breathing

30 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Affectionate breathing with music. Spoken word by Stan Steindl, classical guitar accompaniment by Anthony Garcia. Performed as part of Convergence: Th...

Podcast 15: A Conversation with Professor Paul Gilbert

21 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of the Compassion Initiative Podcast, James and Stan speak with Professor Paul Gilbert about compassion as a motivation, the nature of...

Podcast 14: Differentiation, Integration and Transformation

19 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In this podcast, James and Stan discuss (among other things) their recent experience with running compassionate mind training groups, especially worki...

Podcast 13: A Conversation with Dr Nico Petrocchi, CMFC2018

03 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Here, James speaks with Dr Nico Petrocchi, reviewing Day 1 of the 2018 Compassionate Mind Foundation international conference.

Science of Compassion 2018: Class 4: Fears of Compassion; Mindfulness

27 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In today's class we discussed fears of compassion and whether you can have compassion without mindfulness.

Science of Compassion 2018: Class 3: Ethics, Sympathy, and Empathy

20 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

In our latest episode Stan and James have a casual discussion about how compassion might relate to ethics, sympathy and empathy. This was recorded liv...

Science of Compassion 2018: Class 2: Compassion Interventions; Flows of Compassion

13 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Today we discussed whether compassion interventions are helpful, as well as whether it is possible to be high in self-compassion and low in compassion...

Science of Compassion 2018: Class 1: Measuring Compassion; Compassion in Children

06 Aug 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This was a podcast done during our 4th year course "Science of Compassion." We discuss how to measure compassion and compassion in children.

Track 7 CMT Compassion For Self

18 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Track 7 CMT Compassion For Self by The Compassion Initiative: Dr Stan Steindl and Dr James Kirby

Track 6 CMT Compassion For Others

18 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Track 6 CMT Compassion For Others by The Compassion Initiative: Dr Stan Steindl and Dr James Kirby

Track 5 CMT Compassionate Self

18 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Track 5 CMT Compassionate Self by The Compassion Initiative: Dr Stan Steindl and Dr James Kirby

Track 4 CMT Mindfulness

18 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Track 4 CMT Mindfulness by The Compassion Initiative: Dr Stan Steindl and Dr James Kirby

Track 3 CMT Soothing Rhythm Breathing

18 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Track 3 CMT Soothing Rhythm Breathing by The Compassion Initiative: Dr Stan Steindl and Dr James Kirby

Track 2 CMT Facial Expressions & Voice Tones

18 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Track 2 CMT Facial Expressions & Voice Tones by The Compassion Initiative: Dr Stan Steindl and Dr James Kirby

Track 1 CMT Postures

18 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Track 1 CMT Postures by The Compassion Initiative: Dr Stan Steindl and Dr James Kirby

Cultivating Compassionate Motivation

03 Jul 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This 10 minute track is a meditation for therapists and practitioners to assist in cultivating a compassionate motivation and help manage their own se...

CFT Compassionate Self Exercise

10 Jun 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This is an exercise aimed to help develop your compassionate self. When you do these practices it is important to just play around with them and see h...

Podcast 12: Effective Altruism with Clare Harris

23 Apr 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Here are a couple of extra resources and important people Clare wanted to mention and acknowledge: These include in alphabetical order, the other co-...

Podcast 11: Interview with Dr Charlie Heriot-Maitland CFT and Psychosis

21 Mar 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast 11: Interview with Dr Charlie Heriot-Maitland CFT and Psychosis by The Compassion Initiative: Dr Stan Steindl and Dr James Kirby

Podcast 10: Understanding Compassion as a Motivation

05 Feb 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast 10: Understanding Compassion as a Motivation by The Compassion Initiative: Dr Stan Steindl and Dr James Kirby

Podcast 9: 2018 Welcome Back Podcast

22 Jan 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Podcast 9: 2018 Welcome Back Podcast by The Compassion Initiative: Dr Stan Steindl and Dr James Kirby

Podcast 8: Anger and Compassion

02 Apr 2017

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to The Compassion Initiative Podcast Series. This Podcast series features Dr Stan Steindl and Dr James Kirby, both Clinical Psychologists. Sta...

Podcast 7: Eating and Weight Concerns, and Compassion

15 Sep 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to The Compassion Initiative Podcast Series. This Podcast series features Dr Stan Steindl and Dr James Kirby, both Clinical Psychologists. Sta...

Podcast 6: The UQ Compassion Symposium

27 Jul 2016

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to The Compassion Initiative Podcast Series. This Podcast series features Dr Stan Steindl and Dr James Kirby, both Clinical Psychologists. Sta...