Compassion is a good thing! But our compassion is not boundless. And it’s useful to be aware of this, reflect on it a little, and work out what might get in the way of our own compassion. Having boundaries makes complete sense. But our compassion can also be bounded by certain appraisals, judgements, biases that can often be brought to consciousness, examined, and softened or even discarded. So here are five ways our compassion is not boundless.

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Compassion in a T-Shirt

ARTICLES MENTIONED:

Goetz JL, Keltner D, Simon-Thomas E. Compassion: an evolutionary analysis and empirical review. Psychol Bull. 2010 May;136(3):351-74. doi: 10.1037/a0018807. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2864937/

Iconic photographs and the ebb and flow of empathic response to humanitarian disasters. Paul Slovic [email protected], Daniel Västfjäll, Arvid Erlandsson, and Robin Gregory (2017). https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.1613977114

ALSO SEE:

Brene Brown Boundaries

https://youtu.be/-WpdsRPzKco

If you are interested in compassion or compassion focused therapy, check out The Gifts of Compassion from your favourite online bookstore, such as https://www.amazon.com.au/Gifts-Compassion-understand-overcome-suffering/dp/1925644480

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