Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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How much of your mind did you actually choose?

In this clip, Professor Paul Gilbert explains one of the central ideas behind Compassion Focused Therapy. that is, we inherit a brain shaped by evolution, genetics and early experience. Understanding this may help to fundamentally change the way we relate to ourselves and others.

Rather than beginning with blame, Gilbert argues that compassion begins with recognising the conditions that shaped the mind we have.

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