Contents:
- Foreword by Prof. Paul Gilbert A Introduction, B CFT formulations
- 1 Introduction to Compassion and Tricky Brain
- 2 Three Types of Emotion
- 3 Mindfulness
- 4 Safety and Safeness & Receiving Compassion from Others
- 5 The Compassionate Self
- 6 The Multiple Selves
- 7 Self-Criticism
- 8 Shame and Guilt
- 9 Deepening Compassion for the self
- 10 Compassionate Assertiveness
- 11 Forgiveness
- 12 Envisioning a Compassionate Future
- APPENDIX (Client handout A and Client handout B)
Author Bio:
Nicola Petrocchi, PhD, PsyD, is a psychotherapist, researcher, adjunct professor of psychology at John Cabot University (Rome), the founder and director of Compassionate Mind Italia, and an international trainer of CFT.
James Kirby, PhD, is a clinical psychologist, researcher, and Co-Director of the Compassionate Mind Research Group at the University of Queensland. In 2022, he authored Choose Compassion. He is an international trainer of CFT.
Beatrice Baldi, PhD scholar, is a clinical psychologist, 500H-certified Yoga teacher certified in Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness, and a trainer in CFT. She has been collaborating for several years with Dr. Nicola Petrocchi in spreading a Compassion-focused approach to yoga.
