In this interview, Dr. Villodas shares her research findings on the relationship between connectedness and mental health, particularly as it impacts black youth and young adults who have had interactions with the Juvenile Justice System. The devastating effects of systemic racism are explored along with… Read More »Dr. Melissa Villodas on Connectedness and Mental Health
Equanimity sets the ground for developing a universal form of kindness and compassion by reducing and eliminating bias. Biased compassion can be harmful to those it excludes and marginalizes. Remembering our similarity to everyone in our basic wish to be happy and free from suffering… Read More »Compassion’s COMPASS Module 3: Equanimity
Peggy DiVincenzo has practiced vipassana meditation since 1980 and is a certified mindfulness instructor. She began teaching mindfulness in the context of individual and group psychotherapy beginning in 2003. In this interview, she talks about the impact that regular practice has had on her life… Read More »Peggy DiVincenzo on Mindfulness Practice
Mindfulness, acceptance, self-compassion, and self-care set a foundation on which the other COMPASS skills can build. A regular practice of mindfulness can help in preventing and overcoming burnout, anxiety, depression, and other internal obstacles to building compassionate insight. Acceptance, self-compassion, and self-care create a safe… Read More »Compassion’s COMPASS Module 2: The Foundation Practice of Mindfulness
In this video, Dr. Milagros “Millie” Rivera, Director of Faculty Diversity, Inclusion, and Well-Being for George Mason University, describes her experiences of how different cultures express empathy and compassion. She talks about ways that empathy and compassion bridge divides, bringing out the best in humanity.… Read More »Module 1 Interview
This video is an introduction to Compassion’s COMPASS: Strategies for Developing Kindness and Insight, a book that offers a systematic approach to developing compassionate insight that has been adapted from Tibetan mind training strategies, secularized for modern audiences, and supplemented with relevant research, anecdotes, and… Read More »Compassion’s COMPASS Module 1: Introduction
Equanimity is an evenness of mind that keeps us calm in troubling times, protects us from the pushes and pulls of life’s ups and downs, and supports emotional regulation and compassion development. In my brief article, “Thriving Together Series: How Equanimity Can Relieve Stress,” published… Read More »Equanimity Can Relieve Stress
*A Mind Oasis event* Thursday, 17 February @ 7:00pm CT (9:00pm ET) All registrants will get a special coupon for 30% off the list price of the book! One participant will receive a free copy of the book! Register Here Exercises to cultivate compassion Compassion’s… Read More »Meet the Author!
Burnout and compassion fatigue are a hidden pandemic. A recent Gallop Poll found that 23% of employees reported feeling burnout at work often or always and another 44% reported feeling burnout at times. About 60% to 75% of clinicians have reported exhaustion, depression, sleep disorders, and PTSD… Read More »Find Self-Care in Caring for Others
This is a link to an issue brief I wrote collaboratively with Jennifer Farfalla and Victoria Pless of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) in order to raise awareness combat compassion fatigue and offer ways to combat it. ASTHO works closely with… Read More »Compassion Fatigue During Public Health Epidemics