The Compassion Initiative: Just Two Guys in Brisbane talking Compassion. www.thecompassioninitiative.com.au

Dr Ruth Ann Harpur is a Clinical Psychologist specialising in relationships and issues of narcissism, and helping people and couples to develop compassionate, strong relationships with themselves and each other. She is passionate about how important relationships are in how we navigate the demands and challenges of life, with people often repeating familiar patterns in relationships that may not serve their needs and in ways that seem confusing to us and the people around us. Ruth Ann has a popular YouTube channel that explores these issues, with a particular focus on narcissism, and the effect narcissism can have on a person's life and relationships.

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Ruth Ann's website

https://www.ruthannharpur.co.uk/about

Ruth Ann's YouTube channel

https://www.youtube.com/@drruthannharpur

If you would like to learn more about compassion focused therapy, you can find Dr Stan Steindl's book The Gifts of Compassion here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Gifts-Compassion-understand-overcome-suffering/dp/1925644480

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Lately I have been receiving some comments on my videos and shorts from people concerned that there is, in fact, too much compassion in the world. Today, we will be trying to answer the question: can we have too much compassion? It's an intriguing thought, and we'll be exploring it through the lens of Compassion Focused Therapy. I'd love to hear your thoughts!

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Coddling of the American Mind

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Tough Love

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I have been trying out other podcasts lately, just to get a range of inputs into my thinking, and recently listened to Chris Williamson’s Modern Wisdom podcast, Episode #723 — 15 Lessons from 2023.

In that episode, he described how pleased he was to have come up with the concept “toxic compassion”. According to Williamson, “Toxic compassion is the prioritisation of short term emotional comfort over everything else, over truth, reality, actual long term outcomes, flourishing, everything. It optimises for looking good, rather than doing good.”

Today, we're going to delve into the role emotions play in compassion and their profound impact on compassionate decision making and action. There is an intricate and delicate dance between our feelings and the choices we make. And sometimes, believe it or not, our apparent compassion can do more harm than good. But there’s a lot of nuance to this, so, let’s get started!

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Chris Williamson’s Modern Wisdom podcast

Episode #723 — 15 Lessons from 2023.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDUhSjjUvKI

Seligman et al. (2017). Dental anxiety: An understudied problem in youth.

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2017.04.004

Penney and Kirk (2015). The Health at Every Size Paradigm and Obesity: Missing Empirical Evidence May Help Push the Reframing Obesity Debate Forward.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4386524/

Professor Jonathan Haidt’s website

https://jonathanhaidt.com/

Twenge et al. (2022). Specification curve analysis shows that social media use is linked to poor mental health, especially among girls

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691822000270

If you would like to learn more about compassion focused therapy, you can find Dr Stan Steindl's book The Gifts of Compassion here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Gifts-Compassion-understand-overcome-suffering/dp/1925644480

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Today's video is going to be a bit provocative, with a title that might catch you off guard: "Humans Suck!" But don't worry, it's not all doom and gloom.

In fact, we're going to explore the fascinating world of compassion focused therapy, developed by Professor Paul Gilbert. So buckle up, hit that like button if you enjoy this video, and let's dive into why humans suck and how practicing compassion and self-compassion can change the game.

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Compassion is a reality, but at different levels. If we apply some of Aristotle's theory of reality to compassion, then we start to understand actual and potential compassion. Let's dive into what this might all mean, with some practical tips to integrate notions of actual and potential compassion into your life...with a pinch of compassion focused therapy theory mixed in.

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Alex O'Connors Within Reason Podcast - Aristotle's Argument for God with Edward Feser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfQldsGrMfk&t=3717s

If you would like to learn more about compassion focused therapy, you can find Dr Stan Steindl's book The Gifts of Compassion here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Gifts-Compassion-understand-overcome-suffering/dp/1925644480

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The way we think about the definition of "compassion" is evolving! It's still about alleviating and preventing suffering, but the definition has widened to include flourishing. Watch how living a more compassionate and self-compassionate life can lead to greater flourishing!

If you would like to learn more about compassion focused therapy, you can find Dr Stan Steindl's book The Gifts of Compassion here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Gifts-Compassion-understand-overcome-suffering/dp/1925644480

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Colleen Marshall, LMFT, is Vice President of Clinical Care at Two Chairs,

an organisation "building a world where everyone has access to exceptional mental health care." They provide therapy in-person and virtually in California, Florida, and Washington State, USA. Colleen is also a longstanding member of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT), having served leadership roles as part of this organisation as well as providing Training New Trainers training for several years. Colleen is passionate about effective leadership, uses motivational interviewing to enhance leadership skills, and brings compassion to leadership and organisations.

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Two Chairs: https://www.twochairs.com/

Colleen's book (with Anette Sogaard Nielsen): https://www.amazon.com.au/Motivational-Interviewing-Leaders-Helping-Professions/dp/1462543812/ref=sr_1_1?crid=398JTDGNB1V87&keywords=mi+in+leadership+marshall&qid=1702114131&s=books&sprefix=mi+in+leadership+marshall%2Cstripbooks%2C232&sr=1-1

If you would like to learn more about compassion focused therapy, you can find Dr Stan Steindl's book The Gifts of Compassion here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Gifts-Compassion-understand-overcome-suffering/dp/1925644480

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Dr Jonathan Davies is a postdoctoral research fellow at the Contemplative Studies Centre in the School of Psychology, University of Melbourne. He is also a long-term meditator, meditation instructor, cognitive neuroscientist and science writer. His research interests are many and varied, but include exploring the effects and mechanisms of contemplative practices (such as mindfulness and compassion meditation) on health and wellbeing.

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Contemplative Studies Centre, School of Psychology, University of Melbourne https://psychologicalsciences.unimelb.edu.au/CSC

Mind And Life Institute https://www.mindandlife.org/

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Dr Courtney Walton is an Academic Fellow within the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences. He is also a registered psychologist. Courtney's research aims are to understand the aspects of high performance and competitive environments that both positively and negatively interact with mental health. His research primarily focuses on athletes and performance artists, and he has a particular interest in the roles of self-criticism and self-compassion. He is also a speaker, trainer, supervisor and therapist. You can find Courtney's contact details here: https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/873594-courtney-walton

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Courtney's compassion papers:

Walton CC, Osborne M, Gilbert P, Kirby K (2022). Nurturing self-compassionate performers. Australian Psychologist, 57(2), 77-85. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00050067.2022.2033952

Walton CC, Lewis KJ, Kirby J, Purcell R, Rice S, & Osborne M (2022). Self-compassionate motivation and athlete well-being: The critical role of distress tolerance. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology. https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/jcsp/aop/article-10.1123-jcsp.2022-0009/article-10.1123-jcsp.2022-0009.xml

Walton CC, Baranoff J, Gilbert P, Kirby J (2020). Self-compassion, social rank, and psychological distress in athletes of varying competitive levels. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 50, 101733. https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/j72q4/

Athlete MH paper with rates:

Walton CC, Rice S, Gao CX, Butterworth M, Clements M, Purcell R (2021). Gender differences in mental health symptoms and risk factors in Australian elite athletes. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 7(1), e000984. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33754081/

If you would like to learn more about compassion focused therapy, you can find Dr Stan Steindl's book The Gifts of Compassion here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Gifts-Compassion-understand-overcome-suffering/dp/1925644480

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Dr Nadine Levy is Head of the Health and Social Wellbeing Program at the Nan Tien Institute, a private, not for profit, government accredited higher education provider offering courses in the areas of Buddhist studies, health and wellbeing.

Nadine holds a PhD in sociology and Honours degrees in both law and gender studies. She is a committed Buddhist practitioner and is currently completing teacher training in the Insight meditation tradition. As such, she has a particular interest in Buddhist sociology/a sociology of Buddhism and the ways these two paradigms can enliven each another.

She is a researcher with several publications, and is particularly interested in translating research for general dissemination and consumption through various news outlets, such as The Guardian.

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Nadine Levy at the Nan Tien Institute

https://www.nantien.edu.au/about-us/faculty-and-staff/nadine-levy/

Articles at The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/nov/06/try-parenting-the-buddhist-way-drop-your-expectations-and-go-with-the-flow

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/sep/11/if-you-want-to-live-a-life-rich-in-meaning-first-you-must-learn-how-to-do-nothing

The book Nadine mentions, The Five Invitations by Frank Ostaseski

https://fiveinvitations.com/

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