Stan says farewell to The Compassion Initiative Podcast, launching the Compassion in a T-Shirt podcast to complement his YouTube channel. Please follow at your favourite podcast platform! James pivots and The Compassion Initiative Podcast becom

Unlocking wisdom and strength in older age, with Dr Rebecca Poz

May 6th, 2024 59m 58s

Dr Rebecca Poz is a clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist working for the NHS and in private practice in the UK. She works across assessment, rehabilitation, psychotherapy and education, and has a particular interest in working with older

Unlocking wisdom and strength in older age, with Dr Rebecca Poz

May 6th, 2024 59m 58s

Eight skills to improve therapist effectiveness, with Prof Terri Moyers

Apr 29th, 2024 1h 2m

Theresa B. Moyers, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the University of New Mexico, where she conducts research on treatments for addictive behaviors, with a focus on motivational interviewing (MI). Her primary interests are identifying the act

Examining the effectiveness of compassion focused therapy, with Niki Petrocchi

Apr 22nd, 2024 1h 40m

Dr Nicola Petrocchi, psychologist and psychotherapist trained at APC-SPC, holds a doctorate in Psychology and Social Neurosciences at La Sapienza University and a visiting scholarship at Boston University where he carried out an experimental st

Motivational Interviewing as a pathway to compassion and self-compassion, with Dr Michelle Drapkin

Apr 15th, 2024 59m 18s

Michelle L. Drapkin, PhD, ABPP, is a clinical psychologist who owns and operates the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Center, and has worked in behavioral science for over twenty years. She held various roles as a behavioral scientist in industry,

Find your spark through safeness and connection, with Graham Music

Apr 8th, 2024 57m 41s

London-based psychotherapist Graham Music works in private practice and with the NHS, and has worked at the Tavistock and Portman Clinics for over 15 years. He teaches and lectures on various courses in the UK and abroad, lectures international

The simple yet profound question of self-compassion, with Dr Steve Hickman

Apr 1st, 2024 49m 2s

Dr Steve Hickman is the former Executive Director of the non-profit Center for Mindful Self-Compassion, a Certified Mindful Self-Compassion teacher and trainer, and a Clinical Psychologist by training. He is also a Retired Associate Clinical Pr

Attachment and relational trauma and tragedy, with Dr Kate Lucre

Mar 26th, 2024 53m 49s

Dr Kate Lucre is a Birmingham-based Compassion Focused Therapist and Supervisor specialising in the use of CFT for complex trauma, personality and relational difficulties for groups and individual. She has recently published a paper presenting

What's behind shame? An innocent wish to be loved, with Chris Germer

Mar 19th, 2024 59m 27s

“A moment of self-compassion can change your entire day. A string of such moments can change the course of your life.”Chris Germer, PhD is a clinical psychologist and lecturer on psychiatry (part-time) at Harvard Medical School. He co-develop

Compassion-based approaches to working with grief, with Darcy Harris

Mar 12th, 2024 54m 36s

Professor Darcy L Harris currently works at Kings University College/Western University in the Department of Thanatology. Darcy does research in Grief, Bereavement, Non-Death Loss and Grief, and Compassion-based approaches in care settings. She

Can compassion help narcissism? With Ruth Ann Harpur

Mar 3rd, 2024 1h 2m

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 impo

Can we have too much compassion?

Feb 23rd, 2024 12m 11s

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 intrigu

Response to Chris Williamson's "toxic compassion" and the role of emotions in compassionate action.

Feb 16th, 2024 17m 45s

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

Humans Suck: And That's Why We Need to Practice Compassion and Self-Compassion!

Feb 9th, 2024 10m 55s

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, dev

The Aristotelian actual and potential realities of compassion

Feb 2nd, 2024 9m 22s

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 t

Flourishing Through Compassion

Jan 28th, 2024 6m 53s

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 c

Compassionate Leadership with Colleen Marshall

Dec 19th, 2023 50m 43s

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

Who meditatates? With Dr Jonathan Davies

Dec 4th, 2023 1h 5m

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.

Helping people and performance with Dr Courtney Walton

Nov 27th, 2023 51m 11s

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 b

Awakening to compassion with Dr Nadine Levy

Nov 18th, 2023 51m 38s

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. N

The MAGIC of delivering compassion focused therapy in groups, with Peter Gillogley

Oct 9th, 2023 50m 22s

Peter Gillogley is a Brisbane-based psychologist. He is a Counselling Psychologist, using evidence-based approaches to work collaboratively with people in private practice, and in patient and out patient hospital settings. He works with people

The compassion (r)evolution: From easing suffering to awakening flourishing - Dr Marcela Matos

Oct 1st, 2023 55m 50s

Dr Marcela Matos presented the Keynote Address at the 2023 UQ Compassion Symposium. Her title was "The compassion (r)evolution: From easing suffering to awakening flourishing." Marcela gave us a delightful, insightful, and inspiring talk, tak

In Conversation With James Kirby About "Choose Compassion"

Jul 30th, 2023 50m 12s

On 28 July 2023, James Kirby was in conversation with Stan Steindl at Harry Hartog Bookseller, Carindale Shopping Centre, to discuss James's book Choose Compassion.It was a lovely evening with a great discussion, James sharing his wit and wis

Recovering from burnout with Shannon Swales

Jul 23rd, 2023 56m 3s

Shannon Swales is Clinical Psychologist/Telehealth Psychologist in Brisbane, Australia. Her business is called Burnout Psychology Support. Following her own experience of burnout a few years ago, she has become passionate about supporting other