The Role of Self-Compassion in Recovery from Depression

Month: August 2015
Speakers: Dr Katie Baird, Senior Counselling Psychologist & Dr Jennifer Gibson, Senior Clinical Psychologist, St. Patrick’s Mental Health Services
Title: The Role of Self Compassion in Recovery from Depression
Summary: Dr. Katie Baird & Dr. Jennifer Gibson draw on the work of Professor Paul Gilbert to explain:

What self compassion is
How the brain works to keep us safe
How tricky it can be to manage the information the brain is giving us to keep us safe
The Three Circles Model of compassion focussed therapy which is made up of the drive system, the threat system and the soothe system
How to think about introducing more 'balance' with regard to time spent engaging with each system
Taking responsibility for what we pay attention to practising compassion for depression

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