I talk a lot about compassion! But isn’t it just a nice idea? Something warm and fuzzy, but not very practical? No! Compassion is really,...

Have you ever felt worthless? I know I have. Most of us…all of us…know the feeling - worthless or unworthy, inadequate or inferior,...

Compassion focused therapy is an evolutionary model of psychotherapy. We have these evolved brains and bodies, and both can be very...

Hubristic and authentic pride…moving up the social rank hierarchy via dominance or prestige…and where does compassion fit in? Check it...

So, I’ve set myself some new year’s resolutions…I know, I know, there is debate about the effectiveness of new year’s resolutions. But...

What is compassion? Well, this remains a critical question, especially in compassion focused therapy and compassionate mind training...

In previous blogs I’ve spoken about shame, external and internal shame, and I've talked about guilt and where guilt fits in. Most...

I was presenting a workshop with my colleague Dr Marcela Matos recently at a conference for Compassionate Mind Italia, organised by the...

The Buddhist scholar Buddhaghosa in the 5th century wrote about holding on to anger and resentment. He said, “By doing this you are like...

Resentment is a rather complex and painful human emotion. It can cause us a lot of suffering! But self-compassion can help. So, let’s...

I turned 50 recently! 50!! Life feels like a catapult. I was born on 17 October 1971, the trigger was pulled, and then whoosh…half a...

Compassion focused therapy, or CFT, draws on evolutionary theory, neuroscience, attachment theory, developmental, social and clinical...

This COVID-19 thing is dragging on and on! It seems like it is always there, threatening, menacing. I, for one, feel like it really is...

Yep, Ted has some fears of compassion, and actually, we all do! Let me show you what I mean about fears of compassion through the show’s...

"Shame" and "guilt" are words that are often uttered in the same breath. And there are some important similarities, but there are also...

Imagine that you have a dear friend who has made a mistake, or experienced disappointment or failure. What would you say to them? How...

How can motivational interviewing (MI) be used in the context of compassion focused therapy (CFT) when working with people who are high...

This is the third and final blog in my "What I love..." series. The first was what I love about Motivational Interviewing (MI), the...

The year was 2014. I had learned the year or so before that "compassion" had been formally incorporated into the MI Spirit and I was...

When I was just starting out as a clinical psychologist, I worked in a service helping people facing the challenges of alcohol and other...