Breaking the cycle of bullying: On Bullying No Way Day
Today, Friday 16th March is ‘Bullying No Way’ day, a national mark of united effort to stop bullying and violence in our country. The organisation’s key focus is early intervention within the school environment where bullying generally begins. Without this …
Being kind to yourself as the first step to helping others
On RUOK Day- 14th September 2017 Dr Stan Steindl, Clinical Psychologist, Psychology Consultants The four prompts to starting a conversation on RUOK day this year are; 1. Ask 2. Listen 3. Encourage Action 4. Check In This process is great and represents a …
Self Compassion – Acceptance of All of Yourself
Dr Wee Hong Tan, Clinical Psychologist “If you have no compassion for yourself then you are not able of developing compassion for others.” – Dalai Lama It was 1990 in Dharmasala, at the Mind and Life Conference when Dr Sharon Salzberg …
Self-Compassion the New Tool Tackling Negative Body Image
According to the 2015 Mission Australia Youth Study, Australian youth are placing body image in their top three personal concerns with the trend increasing from 20.4% in 2012 to 26.5% in 2015, sending a strong message that we need to …
CONVERGENCE: Cultivating compassion through meditation and musical accompaniment
By Dr Stan Steindl, Clinical Psychologist Finding ways to cultivate compassion in society remains an important priority. Over recent years, spirituality, science and the arts have converged to discover just what might work. Guitarist, Dr Anthony Garcia, and myself have …
Self-Compassion to Lessen Body Image Concerns and Eating Disorders
This week is Body Image and Eating Disorders Awareness Week in Australia. Many people I know have concerns about their body: how it looks, how it feels, how it moves and how it works. In fact, we can all relate …
Leadership in Action=Compassion in Action
I wrote an article recently called The Modern Leader: Introducing the “Alpha Plus”. I was trying to describe the characteristics of a modern leader, who has many of the important and beneficial attributes of the Alpha Male or Female, PLUS …
The Modern Leader: Introducing the “Alpha Plus”
Dr Stan Steindl, Clinical Psychologist The Alpha. Donald Trump is everywhere at the moment. He’s an alpha male! He’s all over the real estate in America and around the world. According to his official biography: “In September of 2011, Mr. …
The Daily Compassion Audit: A Self-Check to Minimise Inadvertently Causing Suffering to Others.
Dr Stan Steindl, Clinical Psychologist Compassion is the sympathetic and active alleviation of suffering in others. At the other end of the spectrum is malevolence and cruelty, intentionally causing others to suffer. But what about all the murky waters in …
Compassion and happiness: It’s not just about what you could or should do, it’s about what you WILL do.
by Dr Stan Steindl, Clinical Psychologist The Challenge: Compassion can make us and others healthier and happier, and yet there can be barriers to taking action. The Science: An established approach to motivating health behaviour change can offer insight into …