A great watch for those new to Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and a helpful reminder to those already familiar with the core concepts. Tim Anstiss interview...

This video by Dr Bruce Perry explains how our functioning shifts as we become stressed or distressed and may help us to understand why and how we are respond...

These are unprecedented, scary times. As COVID 19 hits our lives it is normal and understandable to feel threatened and fearful. The Compassionate Mind commu...

This article written by Dirk Corstens, Rufus May and Eleanor Longden explores and describes "voice dialogue" work - a therapeutic technique to build better c...

A fantastic article by the wonderful Kristen Neff and Chris Germer about the "yin and yang" of compassion: "When most people think of self-compassion, they i...

This article by Carolyn Spring (Positive Outcomes for Dissociative Survivors; PODS) is an excellent introduction to flashbacks - what they are, why they happ...

This short animation by Steve Cutts is a great example of the "rat race" we can all recognise in our quest for happiness through the tropes and traps of mode...

Our compassionate minds can offer us the wisdom to know what we really need in any given situation, and of course this can differ across contexts and for dif...

A very useful reminder from the ever wise and compassionate Dennis Tirch

A brilliant TED talk by Russell Kolts, exploring the courage it takes to connect with vulnerability and the value of compassion: True Strength.

This video by Charlie Heriot-Maitland, Kings College London, is a great example of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) in action. It illustrates how CFT can hel...

An excellent and very moving Ted Talk by Nora McInerny about her experiences of grief She highlights how we don't move on from the people we have lost, we ta...

Blame. We all do it! It's a human way of getting rid of pain and distress when we're in threat. This great animation by Brene Brown illustrates this brillian...

It can feel difficult to assert boundaries with others. We can feel as though we are being "selfish" or should be more caring and do more to help, which can ...

Channel 4's Dispatches this week investigated the medicalisation of distress in young people and the rise in anti-depressant use. Featuring prominent clinici...

Brene Brown's second Ted Talk "Listening to shame" was recorded in 2012 and followed her brilliant first talk "The Power of Vulnerability" in 2010. In this t...

BY JAIME A. HEIDEL - THE ARTICULATE AUTISTIC This is a great article written by Jamie A Heidel and worth a read... https://theaspergian.com/2019/05/22/panic-...

This TED talk by the brilliant Brene Brown went viral in 2010. It highlights the importance of vulnerability in human connection and the courage needed to br...

Great quote by Russell Kolts on twitter: "Self-criticism: the ability to take your pain, suffering, and struggle, and magically transform it into a bat that ...

Words of wisdom from the wonderful Dennis Tirch https://twitter.com/DennisTirchPhD/status/1125552072588451842 It's not our fault that we have such a tricky b...