The second talk by Prof Paul Gilbert, focusing on the evolved mind and nature, our tricky brains and the need for compassion. Find it...

The first in a series of talks by Professor Paul Gilbert on the nature of compassion, fear, safe relating and world change: "how...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

Brene Brown's second Ted Talk "Listening to shame" was recorded in 2012 and followed her brilliant first talk "The Power of...

BY JAIME A. HEIDEL - THE ARTICULATE AUTISTIC This is a great article written by Jamie A Heidel and worth a read......

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