The Strength of Compassion with Dr. Chris Irons

Chris is a Clinical Psychologist with many years of experience working in the NHS. He  is now co-director of Balanced Minds where he provides Compassion Focused therapy and training courses. He is the author of a number of Compassion Focused Books & co-creator of The Self-Compassion App. We discussed: How CFT addresses the essence of the human condition and enables us to courageously turn towards suffering Why our minds get stuck in unhelpful loops of thinking How threat based emotions like anxiety and shame drive unhelpful behaviours Noticing when your threat system is overactive Adopting a compassionate perspective Mind-body practices Find more about Chris here: https://balancedminds.com Self Compassion App Self Compassion Workbook Find me here: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shannonbeer_/ Website: https://courses.shannonlbeer.com/ Coaching: https://www.shannonlbeer.com/coaching Mentoring: https://www.shannonlbeer.com/coaching-package Body Image course: https://courses.shannonlbeer.com/body-image-fundamentals