Praise for Choose Compassion
Watch James’s Interview With Professor Paul Gilbert OBE
You can listen to James here
Shame is a powerful emotion rooted in secrecy, often making us feel damaged and unworthy. Its impact spans psychological, neurocognitive, sociocultural and institutional domains. At @TheBJPsych editorial (https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2025.10503), we reframe harmful shame as a health target…
Loved @JamesNKirby's keynote on the science of compassion. ❤️
His 'Three Circles Scale' looks like a brilliant tool to help people (especially kids!) reflect on and communicate emotions.
Check it out here: https://research.psy.uq.edu.au/cmrg/three-circles-scale
You can track your three major emotion regulation systems (threat, drive, soothing) used in Compassion Focused Therapy super easily in our new app. Check it out: https://apps.apple.com/au/app/my-three-circles/id6752637087
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..@ruipei_penn @zakijam et al. find that undergrads who perceive peers as empathic show better well-being but underestimate their peers' empathy. Simple interventions that reduced this perception gap boosted social behavior and connection. @StanfordSNL