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Emiliana Simon-Thomas on compassion

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Three Insights from the Cutting Edge of Compassion Research

A recent gathering of compassion researchers reveals new discoveries about how and why humans help each other.

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Emiliana Simon-Thomas
2012
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The Oxford Handbook of Compassion Science

How do we define compassion? Is it an emotional state, a motivation, a dispositional trait, or a cultivated attitude? How does it compare to altruism and empathy? Chapters in this Handbook present critical scientific evidence about compassion in numerous conceptions.

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Emma M. Seppälä, Emiliana Simon-Thomas, Stephanie L. Brown, Monica C. Worline, C. Daryl Cameron, James R. Doty (editors)
2017
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Emiliana R. Simon-Thomas: Compassion in the Brain

Emiliana R. Simon-Thomas, Ph.D., is the science director of the UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center. In this talk for the 2012 Mindfulness and Compassion conference, Dr.

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Emiliana Simon-Thomas
2013
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How to Open Yourself Up to Receiving Help

Some people resist compassionate support from others. Here’s why—and what they can do about it.

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Emiliana Simon-Thomas
2018
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Do Your Struggles Expand Your Compassion for Others?

People who have faced significant adversity don't experience “compassion collapse,” a new study suggests.

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Emiliana Simon-Thomas
2020
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Bonus: The Science of Happiness at Work

What would make you happier at work? Featuring some of our happiness guinea pigs, we share the latest insights and research on well-being and happiness in the workplace.

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The Science of Happiness
2018
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Delight in the Unexpected

A high-five from a stranger, a hummingbird on a busy city street. Poet Ross Gay shares his own happiness practice: savoring the everyday delights in life.

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The Science of Happiness
2019
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How To Ride With the Pain

It's easy to be anxious and uncertain about the future—especially if you're eight months pregnant. Our guest tries practices to help her deal with whatever life throws her way.

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The Science of Happiness
2020
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How To Find Your Silver Linings

Do you fixate on what's going wrong in your life? Poet and "recovering pessimist" Maggie Smith practices looking on the bright side.

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The Science of Happiness
2019
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