Mental Health

Decades of research has shown that practicing compassion for others and yourself can help relieve depression, heal trauma, and reduce anxiety and stress. It helps people to connect more with others, build resilience, and increases happiness and life satisfaction.

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Essential Reading

Books on compassion in mental health

Hypnotherapy: The Essential Guide to Fundamental Peace and Conscious Realization
My New Best Friend by Sara Marlowe (Author) and Ivette
Compassion focused therapy and the body: how physiological underpinnings of prosociality inform clinical practice

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The Path To Wellbeing: A Science-Based Map & Workbook to Unshakable Well-Being
Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Living – A new training programme to deepen mindfulness with heartfulness
It’s OK: Being Kind to Yourself When Things Feel Hard
A Practical Guide to Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Living – Living with Heart
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Handbook of Mindfulness-Based Programmesย 
Compassion-Based Practices for Secondary Traumatic Stress
A Culture of Happiness
The Mindfulness-Based Emotional Balance Workbook: An Eight-Week Program for Improved Emotion Regulation and Resilience
Listening with My Heart: A story of kindness and self-compassionย 
Essentials of Compassion-Focused Therapy
Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Living: Cultivating Relationality with โ€˜Heartful Mindโ€™ and โ€˜Mindful Heartโ€™

cover coming soon

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Videos about compassion in mental health

Further reading

Articles and pieces from across the web

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