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Turning Negative Thinkers into Positive Ones

By Jane E. Brody — 2017

The research that Dr. Fredrickson and others have done demonstrates that the extent to which we can generate positive emotions from even everyday activities can determine who flourishes and who doesn’t.

Read on www.nytimes.com

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Compassion for the Dark Side

Having compassion for the shadow parts of ourselves is key for our personal healing.

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Paul Gilbert
2017
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How Mindfulness Fosters Compassion

Author and therapist Paul Gilbert explores how awareness of how our own minds work can help break negative thought patterns and help us to become more compassionate.

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Paul Gilbert
2013
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Compassion Focused Therapy (CBT Distinctive Features)

Research into the beneficial effect of developing compassion has advanced enormously in the last ten years, with the development of inner compassion being an important therapeutic focus and goal.

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Paul Gilbert
2010
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John Bradshaw on Moral Intelligence Living Smart With Patricia Gras

Author, counselor, theologian and lecturer John Bradshaw discusses his newest book, Reclaiming Virtue, the definition of virtue and how to live life with moral intelligence.

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John Bradshaw
2010
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16:49

The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage - Susan David

Psychologist Susan David shares how the way we deal with our emotions shapes everything that matters: our actions, careers, relationships, health and happiness.

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2018
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Do you love anybody? | Krishnamurti

Extract from a public discussion at Brockwood Park, 1977. Here, Krishnamurti asks why we are so lacking in compassion.

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J. Krishnamurti
2021
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03:56

Jesus as a Philosopher of Kindness

Discussions of Jesus often miss that he was, quite aside from anything else, remarkably wise, one of the great philosophers of his time. An area of particular genius was his understanding of why people grow self-righteous.

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Jesus
2018
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107 - Friday Fix: Is Looking on the Bright Side Good for Your Mental Health?

Should you go looking for a silver lining when the benefits aren’t obvious? These are some of the questions I address on today’s Friday Fix. I reveal what the research says about looking on the bright side and how doing so might affect your mental health and your physical health.

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The Verywell Mind Podcast With Amy Morin
2021
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Body Eloquence: The Power of Myth and Story to Awaken the Body’s Energies

Have you ever had an ache or pain, and wished your body could talk to you and tell you what was wrong? You’re not alone! Master storyteller Nancy Mellon, author of Body Eloquence, has guided scores of people through the process of giving their bodies a voice.

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Nancy Mellon, Ashley Ramsden, Donna Eden (foreword)
2008
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Listening to Your Intuitive Self

“Let us become silent that we may hear the whispers of the gods … There is guidance for each of us, and by lowly listening we shall hear the right word. - Ralph Waldo Emerson

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don Jose Ruiz
2016
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Honoring Emotion