Author and therapist Paul Gilbert explores how awareness of how our own minds work can help break negative thought patterns and help us to become more compassionate.See it on Scoop.it, via Empathy and Compassion

Any child has the potential to engage in bullying behavior. As a therapist, I tend to think that most bullying occurs by kids who are struggling with self-esteem and empathy, but research indicates that kids often engage in bullying due to peer pressur…

As I watched my students through the last hour of the panel, I began to understand how much more difficult my challenge is than I previously thought. “Listening” is at the center of an education: It takes many forms (visual, auditory, sensory), but is …

We now have solid evidence that elephants are some of the most intelligent, social and empathic animals around—so how can we justify keeping them in captivity?Plotnik and renowned animal behavior expert Frans de Waal of Emory University recently&…