Resources

Anxiety Canada - Free downloadable resources https://www.anxietycanada.com/

Center for Clinical Interventions - Self Help Resources for Looking After Yourself https://www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself

Grief - Education, information and other helpful resources we hope to make the challenging road of grief a little easier. https://grief.com/

Self-Compassion Resources

  • Dr. Kristin Neff, Ph.D. has generously made PDFs of her self-compassion research available to the public. If you are interested in knowing more about the research and theory behind self-compassion and it's application, you can find out more right here. http://self-compassion.org/the-research/

    Information on international trainings, self-compassion research, & guided audio meditations. http://self-compassion.org/

  • Dr. Christopher Germer
    Further information on mindful self-compassion, reading materials, & MSC guided meditations. http://www.mindfulselfcompassion.org/

  • Centre for Mindful Self-Compassion
    Information on upcoming international MSC trainings and retreats, reading recommendations, and guided audio & video meditations. http://www.centerformsc.org/

  • Compassionate Mind Foundation
    This organization is founded by self-compassion researcher and psychologist Paul Gilbert. It aims to promote wellbeing through the scientific understanding and application of compassion. https://www.compassionatemind.co.uk/

  • Tara Brach, Ph.D. is a meditation teacher, psychologist and author of several books including international bestselling Radical Acceptance, Radical Compassion and Trusting the Gold. Her teaching blends Western psychology and Eastern spiritual practices, mindful attention to our inner life, and a full, compassionate engagement with our world. www.tarabrach.com

Shame, Vulnerability, and Empathy

  • Brené Brown is a researcher, storyteller who has spent the past two decades studying courage, vulnerability, shame, and empathy. https://brenebrown.com/

“I realized that I had to have a fundamental belonging that was not predicated on something external. For if that were not the case, I would always be in a tension with what is going on outside.” - Rev. angel Kyodo Williams