A new publication from PhD student Monica Grove and Dr. Allison C. Kelly shares findings from an experimental #study on how peer displays of #selfcompassion affect self-compassion 2-4 days later in college women. Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2026.…

Thanks to everyone at #CPA2026 who came to our lab’s symposium on building self-compassion in self-critical individuals, featuring talks from Dr. Allison C. Kelly & 3 of our grad students, Michelle Mitrovic, Jenessa Shaw, and Monica Grove (pictured below)!

Thanks to everyone at #CPA2026 who checked out our poster on increasing help-seeking & mental-health promoting behaviours among distressed university students, presented by Dr. Allison C. Kelly!

Come to our lab’s symposium at #CPA2026 tomorrow (Friday), where 4 of our lab members (including @_M_Mitrovic) will present talks sharing their research on building self-compassion in self-critical individuals!

Come check out our lab’s poster on help-seeking & mental health-promoting behaviours at the Canadian Psychological Association convention tomorrow (Thursday) morning! #CPA2026

Congrats to our grad student Emily Fuller for being awarded the Ontario Graduate Scholarship (#OGS), which will support her MA #research examining whether #selfcompassion is shaped by social comparison processes!

Congrats to our grad student Monica Grove for being awarded funding for her PhD from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (#SSHRC), which will support her #research on the influence of social context & relationships on #selfcompassion!

At the @ABCTNOW conference, PhD student Jenessa Shaw's poster shared findings from a #qualitative study of feared food exposure experiences in adults with #EatingDisorders undergoing #CBT. Thanks to everyone at #ABCT2025 who came to check it out!

Come check out PhD student Jenessa Shaw’s @ABCTNOW poster presentation on feared food exposure this morning at #ABCT2025!

Meet MA student Emily Fuller! Emily (she/her) is a first-year grad student in @UwaterlooPsych clinical psychology and the Self-Attitudes Lab. For her research Emily will explore the relational aspects of self-compassion. She is also interested in 2SLGBTQIA+ wellness & body image.

The PEAR Lab at @WesternU is recruiting adults experiencing problems with their eating and/or body image to complete a virtual problem-solving #research study. Compensation will be provided. If you’re interested, check out this poster & complete the screening form!

Congratulations to former PhD student @aleecekatan for graduating with her doctoral degree last week! Aleece is now doing a SSHRC-funded post-doc at @UBC.

Congratulations to former research assistant Caitlyn Mask for graduating with her bachelor’s degree last week! Caitlyn is also currently pursuing a Master of Information at @UofT in their Library and Information Science concentration.

#TBT PhD student Jenessa Shaw presented results from one of her dissertation studies — on individuals in #EatingDisorder treatment who completed feared food exposures — with the Bulimia Anorexia Nervosa Association & St. Paul's Hospital to help inform treatment.

#TBT Dr. Allison Kelly presented a poster at the Canadian Psychological Association convention in June, sharing findings that #SelfCompassion indirectly promoted more help-seeking intentions and motives by facilitating greater engagement with personal feelings of distress.

#TBT Grad students Monica Grove & Michelle Korlacka at the @UWaterlooPsych Discovery Conference. Monica's work showed effects of hearing a peer display #SelfCompassion & Michelle shared work on intervening with #SelfCriticism with #CompassionFocused & #Cognitive interventions.

#TBT Our honours thesis students presented at the @UWaterlooPsych Discovery Conference! Samantha explored #BodyCompassion in women with bulimia, Hayden studied gender expectations of a #SelfCompassion exercise, & Emma looked at self-compassion in South Asian vs. White students

The @WWEDCoalition is hosting a virtual conference on Diversifying Perspectives in #EatingDisorder Care on October 24th. If you’re interested in learning more, visit this link: eventbrite.ca/e/diversifying…

Huge congratulations to former PhD student @aleecekatan on successfully defending her doctoral dissertation last term! Aleece will also be graduating from UW later this month and just began a post-doc at @UBC. We are incredibly proud of her for these achievements!

#TBT @allison_kelly and Sydney Waring find a self-compassionate letter-writing intervention for non-treatment seeking women with #anorexia, increases #SelfCompassion, decreases shame and fear of self-compassion, and may increase readiness to get help. doi.org/10.1002/eat.22930