Dr. Catherine Schweikert Discusses Self-Compassion & Heart Rate Variability

Dr. Catherine Schweikert joins Matt to discuss her work with self-compassion, heart rate variability, and her book The Compassion Remedy.

Catherine Wergin Schweikert, PhD, MPH, PA-C
Author, researcher, and speaker

Her expertise is in the psychophysiology of compassion and how this grounded, pragmatic,
vitality producing quality helps to bring us back to are true nature and create health and peace.

After 23 years of practicing medicine, she was inspired research how compassion, self-
compassion, and fears of compassion effect heart health and long-term stress levels measured
with cortisol in healthcare workers.

During her PhD program she was able to attend Stanford’s Center for Compassion Altruism and
Research & Education (CCARE) program. During her time there she created programs that have
has delivered to major hospitals in the greater Sacramento Valley and collaborated with
METAHAB to deliver her knowledge to the Veteran’s Administration. She has also participated
in a post-traumatic growth conference at Sacramento State as the expert in strength-based
compassionate embodiment in the post-traumatic growth experience. She continues as a guest
lecturer at Sacramento State University in the Traumatology class.
Using what she learned at CCARE and her research for her PhD dissertation Catherine wrote the
book The Compassion Remedy to bridge the gap between the science of compassion and the
daily incorporation of this quality. This book just one Forwards Indies National book of award in
Bronze.

She continues to write and contribute to the Global Compassion Coalition on the Science of
Compassion.

She is also a guild member of Compassion 2.0, a group of innovative thinkers and leaders in the
world of flourishing with compassionate integrity in business and beyond.

Finally, she presented a TEDx talk on how compassion makes for the best connections.