Helping people and performance with Dr Courtney Walton

The Compassion Initiative: Just Two Guys in Brisbane talking Compassion. www.thecompassioninitiative.com.au

Dr Courtney Walton is an Academic Fellow within the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences. He is also a registered psychologist. Courtney's research aims are to understand the aspects of high performance and competitive environments that both positively and negatively interact with mental health. His research primarily focuses on athletes and performance artists, and he has a particular interest in the roles of self-criticism and self-compassion. He is also a speaker, trainer, supervisor and therapist. You can find Courtney's contact details here: https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/873594-courtney-walton TARGETED PLAYLIST LINK: Compassion in a T-Shirt LINKS: Courtney's compassion papers: Walton CC, Osborne M, Gilbert P, Kirby K (2022). Nurturing self-compassionate performers. Australian Psychologist, 57(2), 77-85. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00050067.2022.2033952 Walton CC, Lewis KJ, Kirby J, Purcell R, Rice S, & Osborne M (2022). Self-compassionate motivation and athlete well-being: The critical role of distress tolerance. Journal of Clinical Sport Psychology. https://journals.humankinetics.com/view/journals/jcsp/aop/article-10.1123-jcsp.2022-0009/article-10.1123-jcsp.2022-0009.xml Walton CC, Baranoff J, Gilbert P, Kirby J (2020). Self-compassion, social rank, and psychological distress in athletes of varying competitive levels. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 50, 101733. https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/j72q4/ Athlete MH paper with rates: Walton CC, Rice S, Gao CX, Butterworth M, Clements M, Purcell R (2021). Gender differences in mental health symptoms and risk factors in Australian elite athletes. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 7(1), e000984. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33754081/ If you would like to learn more about compassion focused therapy, you can find Dr Stan Steindl's book The Gifts of Compassion here: https://www.amazon.com.au/Gifts-Compassion-understand-overcome-suffering/dp/1925644480 Say hi on social: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drstansteindl Twitter: https://twitter.com/StanSteindl Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_stan_steindl/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stan-steindl-150a5264/ Website: https://www.stansteindl.com/ YouTube Video URL: https://youtu.be/d4v4QQA22j8 *Affiliate Disclaimer: Note this description contains affiliate links that allow you to find the items mentioned in this video and support the channel at no cost to you. While this channel may earn minimal sums when the viewer uses the links, the viewer is in no way obligated to use these links. Thank you for your support! Video hashtags Compassion, Self-compassion, Athletes, Sports, Elite, Performance