The Compassion Podcast
Meditations, talks and practices to help you navigate life's difficulties, find inner peace, and build strength and resilience. Brought to you by the Global Compassion Coalition
- Update frequency
- every 20 days
- Average duration
- 36 minutes
- Episodes
- 22
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Compassionate Media: Communicating a World in Crisis with Dr Simon Cottle
Michael Juberg interviews Dr. Simon Cottle, a media and communication professor emeritus at Cardiff University, about his work on global crises and the role of media. Dr. Cottle discusses his latest …
00:28:30 |
Mon 03 Mar 2025
Exploring Attachment Styles and Compassion with Dr. Deanna Varley
Today we have the privilege of speaking with Dr Deanna Varley, a postdoctoral research associate at The Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use at the University of Sydney. Her…
00:26:52 |
Wed 22 Jan 2025
Navigating Political Grief with Compassion - Dr. Darcy Harris
Today we have the privilege of speaking with Dr Darcy Harris, a Professor of Than-natology at King’s University College at Western University in Canada. She also maintains a private clinical practice…
00:33:00 |
Mon 09 Dec 2024
The Science of Kindness with Dr. Miriam Mongrain
Today we have the privilege of speaking with Dr Myriam Mongrain, a clinical psychologist and Full Professor of Psychology at York University in Canada. She is an active clinician and researcher. Her …
00:42:03 |
Tue 05 Nov 2024
The Neuroscience of Compassion and Conflict with Olga Kilmecki
Dr. Olga Klimecki, a neuroscientist and psychologist, discusses her research on mindfulness, neuroplasticity, and compassion in this interview. She explores how mindfulness and compassionate practice…
00:31:16 |
Tue 15 Oct 2024
Cultivating Compassion from local initiatives to global impact - with Dr. Lynn Reeder
Dr. Lynn Reeder from the Charter for Compassion discusses her work promoting compassion-driven initiatives from local community projects to global research collaborations. She highlights the Charter'…
00:30:25 |
Tue 17 Sep 2024
Compassionate Politics
Across the world, democracy is in retreat. In many nations, far-right populist leaders are gaining ground while everywhere elections are becoming increasingly susceptible to interference by rogue sta…
01:00:33 |
Wed 05 Jun 2024
Opening awareness with Dr. Nate Klemp
With the avalanche of information coming at us every day, closing down our minds and hearts seems to be the only way to survive. In this climate of distraction and division, Nate Klemp, PhD, will tal…
00:58:13 |
Wed 24 Apr 2024
How we banned the bomb
On 7 July 2017 – following a decade of advocacy by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) and its partners – an overwhelming majority of the world’s nations adopted a landmark g…
01:00:38 |
Thu 04 Apr 2024
Compassionate care for the youngest among us
10,000 children die every day from hunger-related illnesses and globally more than 1 billion children live in poverty. This despite the fact we have the resources and the wealthy to alleviate poverty…
00:57:19 |
Tue 12 Mar 2024
Decolonizing Mindfulness with Dr Michael Yellow Bird
Dr. Michael Yellow Bird and GCC President Rick Hanson discuss the topic of decolonizing mindfulness and using neuroscience research to examine how mindfulness approaches and traditional Indigenous co…
00:54:48 |
Wed 07 Feb 2024
Tapping into our five senses for increased happiness with Gretchen Rubin
Join best-selling author Gretchen Rubin and GCC President Rick Hanson in conversation about how we can tap into our five senses as a path to a happier, more mindful life. Gretchen Rubin has been stud…
01:02:33 |
Tue 30 Jan 2024
Cultivating Curiosity with Jud Brewer
Dr. Jud Brewer, New York Times best-selling author and thought leader in the field of habit change, shares the practice of cultivating curiosity for others. If we are to overcome the sense of divisio…
00:53:39 |
Wed 17 Jan 2024
Loving Kindness with Kristin Neff
This meditation features a loving-kindness practice aimed at fostering feelings of goodwill and kindness towards oneself and others. It guides listeners through various stages, including focusing on …
00:21:31 |
Wed 03 Jan 2024
Cultivating Compassion for men and boys
Men and boys are struggling with loneliness, isolation, anxiety, depression, and meaninglessness more than ever.
The situation is dire.
With our culture’s deeply embedded expectations for men and b…
01:23:06 |
Tue 19 Dec 2023
Relax and Retune with Elisha Goldstein
This meditation from Elisha Goldstein, "Relax and Retune," will guide you through deep relaxation techniques focusing on breath awareness and muscle relaxation. It emphasizes the importance of lettin…
00:10:32 |
Thu 23 Nov 2023
Tonglen meditation with Kristine Claghorn
"Deepen your connection with the art of Tonglen meditation, guiding you through a transformative journey to cultivate compassion, courage, and relief from suffering. Experience the power of breath, v…
00:21:36 |
Tue 31 Oct 2023
Settling the Mind with Kristine Claghorn
In this practice you'll be guided through a mindfulness practice to settle the mind, using various anchors such as sounds, bodily sensations, or breath. The practice encourages gentle, non-judgmental…
00:10:44 |
Thu 19 Oct 2023
Self Compassion with Dr Rick Hanson
In this practice you'll be guided to reflect on the compassion you feel for loved ones and then direct that same compassion towards yourself, acknowledging your own struggles and pain, and embracing …
00:05:14 |
Mon 16 Oct 2023
Bringing compassion into your home, your work, and your community with Dr Rick Hanson
The practice encourages you to cultivate and practice compassion towards yourself, people close to you, colleagues, and strangers, emphasizing that empathy and warm-heartedness can be extended even w…
00:14:16 |
Thu 12 Oct 2023
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