A new publication from PhD student Monica Grove (@m-grove.bsky.social) 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.pa...

Thanks to everyone at the bsky.app/profile/cana... #CPA2026 convention 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 the bsky.app/profile/cana... convention who checked out our #CPA2026 poster on increasing help-seeking & mental-health promoting behaviours, presented by Dr. Allison C. Kelly!

Come to our lab’s symposium at #CPA2026 tomorrow (Friday), where 4 of our lab members (including @m-grove.bsky.social and @michellemitrovic.bsky.social) 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 bsky.app/profile/cana... convention tomorrow (Thursday) #CPA2026!

Congrats to our grad student @emmyfuller.bsky.social who received #OGS to support her MA #research examining whether #self-compassion is shaped by social comparison processes!

Congrats to our grad student @m-grove.bsky.social who was awarded the #SSHRC CGRS-D to support her PhD #research on the influence of social context & relationships on #self-compassion!

At the @abctnow.bsky.social 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 ABCT poster presentation on feared food exposure this morning at #ABCT2025!

Meet MA student @emmyfuller.bsky.social! Emily (she/her) is a first-year grad student in @uwaterloopsych.bsky.social clinical psych 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.

@sjwithnell.bsky.social from 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 Aleece Katan for graduating with her doctoral degree last week! Aleece is now doing a SSHRC-funded post-doc at the University of British Columbia.

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 the University of Toronto in their Library and Information Science concentration.

The Waterloo-Wellington Eating Disorders Coalition is hosting a virtual conference on Diversifying Perspectives in Eating Disorder Care on October 24th. If you’re interested in learning more, visit this link: www.eventbrite.ca/e/diversifyi...

Adults aged 18+ with a current/past #EatingDisorder: A virtual #Compassion focused therapy group will be taking place this fall semester through the @uwaterloopsych.bsky.social. Email cmhrtintake@uwaterloo.ca ASAP if you're interested!

Huge congratulations to our grad student @michellekorlacka.bsky.social who recently received #SSHRC PhD funding for her research!

#TBT Sydney Waring, Konstantyn Sharpinskyi and Allison Kelly's paper published in #BodyImage addresses limitations of past research on within-person variability in body image as a predictor of maladaptive body image and eating behaviours. Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.bo...

#TBT Kathryn Miller, Allison Kelly and Giselle Kraus' paper published in #BodyImage explores how adaptive body image can be learned from hearing a peer cope with their body image distress. Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.bo...

Congratulations to our research assistant Cheyenne Salazar on graduating with her bachelor's degree!

Jenessa Shaw has been presenting results from one of her dissertation studies at eating disorder treatment centers across the country. She shared a study of people who have completed feared food exposures with the Bulimia Anorexia Nervosa Association and St. Paul's Hospital to help inform treatment.

Dr. Allison Kelly presented a poster at #CPA2025 sharing findings that #SelfCompassion indirectly promoted more help-seeking intentions and motives by facilitating greater engagement with personal feelings of distress. Thank you to everyone who came to check it out!

Congratulations to Sundus Ismaeil and Ashling Ayekun on graduating with their bachelor's degrees! They both completed research apprenticeships with the Self-Attitudes Lab and Ashling further volunteered as an RA.

Congratulations to our 2024 and 2025 honours thesis students on graduating with their bachelor's degrees! Huge congrats to Samantha Beneteau, Hayden Wong, Mia Mackenzie, Emma Mukkadan and Doris Wang.

#TBT This qualitative study explores the pros and cons individuals with anorexia nervosa perceive to be associated with developing #SelfCompassion. Read it here: doi.org/10.1111/bjc....

Come check out Dr. Allison Kelly's poster this Saturday at #CPA2025!

Congratualtions to Aleece Katan on successfully defending her doctoral dissertation! We are so proud of her for achieving this milestone.

#TBT Revisiting Sydney Waring's preliminary study on relational #BodyImage. Sydney Waring and Allison Kelly investigate how an individual's body image varies from one personal relationship to another. Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.bo...

#TBT Individuals with anorexia nervosa experience considerable day-to-day variability in #SelfCompassion. For individuals with average or above average trait self-compassion these variations affect their eating pathology. Read it here: doi.org/10.1002/eat....

#TBT Experiencing negative emotions with #SelfCompassion can momentarily improve distress tolerance by helping people feel more soothed. Check out Jenessa Shaw and Allison Kelly's publication here: rdcu.be/dzVnQ

We would like to congratulate Aleece Katan who was awarded a SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellowship which she will be starting this fall at the University of British Columbia and St. Paul's Hospital!