Clinical Psychologist, Angelica Attard, shares her thoughts and reflections as restrictions are listed and how to meet these without shaming.

In many countries, police are roaming the streets checking that people are abiding by the rules. However, when people start ‘policing’ each other, and doing so in a shaming way (see news articles), where is the line and how do we draw it? It is a tricky balance, for which I don’t have all the answers, but here are my thoughts to get us thinking and becoming aware.

Clinical Psychologist, Angelica Attard, shares her thoughts and reflections on how we can use compassion to help us navigate this time and the emotions it might evoke in us.

Angelica helps us to understand that our reactions are instinctual and rooted deeply in evolution. At the same time, we have the capability and a responsibility to be mindful of our behaviour so that we can respond helpfully and with compassion rather than to react automatically and potentially harmfully towards ourselves and others.