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How to Comfort Someone

2017

In this video, Dr. Allison shares a simple formula for delivering a compassionate and comforting response to those we care about most.

05:10 min

Three Insights from the Cutting Edge of Compassion Research

A recent gathering of compassion researchers reveals new discoveries about how and why humans help each other.

Article
Emiliana Simon-Thomas
2012
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Do We Have an Instinctive Urge to Be Kind?

When someone needs help, what is your first impulse?

Article
Emiliana Simon-Thomas
2019
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The Oxford Handbook of Compassion Science

How do we define compassion? Is it an emotional state, a motivation, a dispositional trait, or a cultivated attitude? How does it compare to altruism and empathy? Chapters in this Handbook present critical scientific evidence about compassion in numerous conceptions.

Book
Emma M. Seppälä, Emiliana Simon-Thomas, Stephanie L. Brown, Monica C. Worline, C. Daryl Cameron, James R. Doty (editors)
2017
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