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Kate and Alex
Apr 6, 20201 min read
Compassion and Safe Relating - Talk 1: Introduction
The first in a series of talks by Professor Paul Gilbert on the nature of compassion, fear, safe relating and world change: "how...
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Kate and Alex
Mar 30, 20201 min read
Compassionate Mind: An interview with Professor Paul Gilbert
A great watch for those new to Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) and a helpful reminder to those already familiar with the core concepts....
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Kate and Alex
Mar 27, 20201 min read
COVID-19 and shifts in functioning
This video by Dr Bruce Perry explains how our functioning shifts as we become stressed or distressed and may help us to understand why...
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Kate and Alex
Mar 24, 20201 min read
Coronavirus: Responding to COVID 19 - compassion is key
These are unprecedented, scary times. As COVID 19 hits our lives it is normal and understandable to feel threatened and fearful. The...
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Kate and Alex
Feb 18, 20201 min read
Opening a Dialogue
This article written by Dirk Corstens, Rufus May and Eleanor Longden explores and describes "voice dialogue" work - a therapeutic...
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Kate and Alex
Dec 13, 20191 min read
Fierce Compassion
A fantastic article by the wonderful Kristen Neff and Chris Germer about the "yin and yang" of compassion: "When most people think of...
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Kate and Alex
Dec 9, 20191 min read
Managing Flashbacks
This article by Carolyn Spring (Positive Outcomes for Dissociative Survivors; PODS) is an excellent introduction to flashbacks - what...
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Kate and Alex
Nov 15, 20191 min read
The pursuit of happiness...
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...
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Kate and Alex
Oct 2, 20191 min read
Trust your Compassionate Self
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...
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Kate and Alex
Sep 20, 20191 min read
Not your choice, not your fault
A very useful reminder from the ever wise and compassionate Dennis Tirch
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Kate and Alex
Sep 2, 20191 min read
Anger, Compassion and what it means to be strong...
A brilliant TED talk by Russell Kolts, exploring the courage it takes to connect with vulnerability and the value of compassion: True...
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Kate and Alex
Aug 26, 20191 min read
"Compassion for Voices: a tale of courage and hope"
This video by Charlie Heriot-Maitland, Kings College London, is a great example of Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) in action. It...
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Kate and Alex
Aug 22, 20191 min read
Grief. Why the idea of 'moving on' often isn't helpful
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...
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Kate and Alex
Aug 12, 20191 min read
Who's fault is it?!
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...
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Kate and Alex
Aug 4, 20191 min read
Boundaries and Compassion
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...
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Kate and Alex
Jul 31, 20191 min read
Dispatches: Young, British and Depressed
Channel 4's Dispatches this week investigated the medicalisation of distress in young people and the rise in anti-depressant use....
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Kate and Alex
Jul 15, 20191 min read
Listening to shame
Brene Brown's second Ted Talk "Listening to shame" was recorded in 2012 and followed her brilliant first talk "The Power of...
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Kate and Alex
Jul 10, 20191 min read
'Why Being Confused Is Absolutely Panic-Inducing for Most Autistics'
BY JAIME A. HEIDEL - THE ARTICULATE AUTISTIC This is a great article written by Jamie A Heidel and worth a read......
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Kate and Alex
Jul 8, 20191 min read
The Power of Vulnerability
This TED talk by the brilliant Brene Brown went viral in 2010. It highlights the importance of vulnerability in human connection and the...
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Kate and Alex
Jun 10, 20191 min read
Put down the bat!
Great quote by Russell Kolts on twitter: "Self-criticism: the ability to take your pain, suffering, and struggle, and magically transform...
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