Compassion Is the Ultimate Tool for the Truly Ambitious | Paul Gilbert
Publisher |
Ten Percent Happier
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Health & Fitness
Mental Health
Publication Date |
Mar 09, 2022
Episode Duration |
00:51:15

Dr. Paul Gilbert OBE is a professor of psychology at the University of Derby, Founder and President of The Compassionate Mind Foundation, the founder of Compassion Focused Therapy, and in 2011 was awarded the Officer of the British Empire, or OBE, from Queen Elizabeth II for his continued contribution to mental healthcare. He’s also the author of several books including The Compassionate Mind, Living Like Crazy, Overcoming Depression, and his latest, Compassion Focused Therapy: Clinical Practice and Applications

This episode explores:

  • What Compassion Focused Therapy actually is.
  • Why he says wisdom and courage are key to compassion.
  • Some surprising truths about your inner critic.
  • How compassion can be used to your advantage, especially if you’re ambitious.
  • The relevance of various meditation practices to cultivating compassion.
  • How trauma can impact our ability to access compassion, and what we might do about it.
  • The importance of the vagus nerve and its relationship to compassion, mindfulness, and friendship.

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Dr. Paul Gilbert OBE, professor of psychology at the University of Derby, Founder and President of The Compassionate Mind Foundation, and the founder of Compassion Focused Therapy talks about compassion, Compassion Focused Therapy, how compassion can be a tool for the ambitious, and the relationship between the vagus nerve and compassion, mindfulness, and friendship.

Dr. Paul Gilbert OBE is a professor of psychology at the University of Derby, Founder and President of The Compassionate Mind Foundation, the founder of Compassion Focused Therapy, and in 2011 was awarded the Officer of the British Empire, or OBE, from Queen Elizabeth II for his continued contribution to mental healthcare. He’s also the author of several books including The Compassionate Mind, Living Like Crazy, Overcoming Depression, and his latest, Compassion Focused Therapy: Clinical Practice and Applications

This episode explores:

  • What Compassion Focused Therapy actually is.
  • Why he says wisdom and courage are key to compassion.
  • Some surprising truths about your inner critic.
  • How compassion can be used to your advantage, especially if you’re ambitious.
  • The relevance of various meditation practices to cultivating compassion.
  • How trauma can impact our ability to access compassion, and what we might do about it.
  • The importance of the vagus nerve and its relationship to compassion, mindfulness, and friendship.

Full Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/paul-gilbert-425

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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