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[Video] Boundaries and Balancing Compassion for Self & Others
Dr. Jordan Quaglia explores how balancing compassion for self and others supports mindful, care-based boundaries....
[Video] Dr. Chris Germer: What is Shame?
Dr. Chris Germer offers helpful insight into the nature of shame, and how self-compassion is its opposite....
[Video] Peter Levine’s 90-Second Lesson on Pendulation and Trauma Release
Dr. Peter Levine explains how trauma held as contraction can gently expand into healing through pendulation....
[Video] When Therapy Feels Stuck: Richard Schwartz on the “Vicious Cycle” of Shame
Dr. Richard Schwartz uses the example of shame to show how three kinds of parts can get caught in what he calls a vicious cycle....
[Video] Dr. Richard Schwartz with an 8 minute Introduction to IFS
Dr. Richard Schwartz offers a clear, 8-minute overview of how the IFS model understands trauma, parts, and the healing power of the Self....
[Video] Simple Stabilization Tools You Can Use With Clients Right Away
Dr. Chinwé Williams shares 3 somatic techniques to help clients regulate distress with safety and compassion....
[Video] Linda Thai on Shaking, Trauma, and Completing the Stress Response
In this short video, trauma therapist Linda Thai, LMSW, shares a striking example of how the nervous system instinctively knows how to complete a stress response....
[Video] Safe Embodiment: A 4-Minute Somatic Practice With Staci Haines
Staci Haines shares a gentle practice of tension and release—designed to help trauma survivors safely reconnect with their bodies....
Watch Our Full Interview w/ Dr. Gabor Maté on Trauma and Healing in a Toxic Culture
In this 45 min. interview, Dr. Maté shares insights on the impact of trauma and stress in modern lifestyles, and how compassion heals. ...
[Video] Kristin Neff on Burnout and Self-Compassion
In this 9-minute video, Kristin Neff, PhD, offers insights into what exactly burnout is, and how self-compassion can be a powerful support for those experiencing it....
[Video] Guided Practice w/ Kristin Neff: Compassion With Equanimity
Dr. Kristin Neff guides a practice of balancing compassion for self and other, that is especially helpful for caregivers....
[Video] Self-Compassionate Body Scan with Kristin Neff, PhD
Kristin Neff, PhD, leads us in a practice for bringing awareness to our bodies, and cultivating compassion for all that our bodies hold....
[Video] Dr. Chris Germer: “We would never feel shame if we didn’t wish to be loved.”
Dr. Germer offers heart-opening insight into how shame is an innocent emotion arising from the universal wish to be loved....
Buddhist Psychology and OCD: A Thought is Just a Thought
Mindfulness educator Naomi Matlow shares how wisdom from the Buddhist tradition that can help alleviate the struggles of OCD....
Spirituality, Creativity, and Psychotherapy: A Conversation with Dr. Pamela Ayo Yetunde
Dr. Pamela Ayo Yetunde shares wisdom on how spirituality and creativity can be complementary to the work of psychotherapy. ...
[Video] Tsoknyi Rinpoche on Discovering Inner Joy
Tsoknyi Rinpoche shares wisdom on how we can discover this inner Joy, and what we can do to make it a more regular part of our lives....
[Video] A Guided Practice w/ Thupten Jinpa, PhD for Self-Compassion
Thupten Jinpa, PhD, leads a compassionate image practice to cultivate self-compassion....
[VIDEO] Dr. Rick Hanson on Why and How to Pay Attention
Dr. Rick Hanson shares teachings and a guided practice to help us cultivate greater well-being through the ability to pay attention....
[Video] Dr. Reena Kotecha on Emotional Regulation for Healthcare Professionals
Dr. Reena Kotecha shares evidence-based insight into the importance of emotional regulation, and teaches a practice you can use right away. ...
[Video] Two Guided Self-Compassion Practices for Healing Shame
Kristin Neff, PhD, and Chris Germer, PhD, lead The Self-Compassion Break for Shame and Radical Homecoming....