The Wise Effort Show Compassion, ACT, and Wise Livelihood With Dr. Dennis Tirch
Dec 3, 2025
Dr. Dennis Tirch, founder of the Center for Compassion-Focused Therapy, is an expert in integrating Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Compassion Focused Therapy. He shares insights on living compassionately in high-performance environments. Topics include the necessity of compassion in leadership and investing, alongside practical applications of mindfulness. Dennis highlights embodied compassion's influence on decision-making and the importance of concentration practices for achieving effortless action. His personal stories add depth, connecting compassion to resilience and transformation.
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Compassion Enhances Performance
- Orienting the mind toward embodied wisdom, compassion, and mindfulness increases effectiveness and peak performance.
- Dennis Tirch says this orientation helps decision-making under emotional and analytical tensions like investing.
Compassion Defined As Actionable Care
- Compassion combines sensitivity to suffering with a genuine wish and effort to alleviate it.
- Tirch links compassion to secure-attachment qualities that support psychological flexibility and wise action.
Prepare Your Mind Before Market Stress
- Train to bring bravery, wisdom, and balance online on demand before facing business challenges.
- Use ACT skills and compassion practices to stabilize decisions during market volatility, Tirch recommends.
