19 Best Compassion Podcasts to Listen to (2026)

Tara Brach, Ph.D is an internationally known meditation teacher and author of bestselling Radical Acceptance and True Refuge. Tara shares a weekly guided meditation and talk that blend Western psychology and Eastern spiritual practices. The podcast addresses the value of mindfulness meditation and self-compassion in relieving emotional suffering, serving spiritual awakening and bringing healing to our world. more

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Host Christy McCaffrey is on a mission to shed light on all the good that is being done in our world right now. She focuses on a theme of compassion, highlighting a diverse group of guests, each who are working in their own unique way to make a difference in the world. This podcast is full of goodness and inspiration!  more

Learn research-tested strategies for a happier, more meaningful life, drawing on the science of compassion, gratitude, mindfulness, and awe. Hosted by award-winning psychologist Dacher Keltner. Co-produced by PRX and UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center. Follow us on Instagram @HappinessPod. more

Failed product launches. Furious customers. Dysfunctional teams. Many of the problems we face in the business world (and frankly, society) stem from the same root cause: Lack of empathy.Speaker, author, strategist, and empathy advocate Maria Ross shares keen insights and inspiring interviews that prove empathy and compassion are the new paths to market-winning performance. Leveraging both inspiring stories and hard data, Ross connects empathetic leadership, cultures and brands to innovation, engagement, and bottom-line results. You'll walk away with actionable strategies to amplify your impact, and learn how compassionate business tactics can transform your organization from the inside out.The Empathy Edge podcast provides a quick dose of motivation, wisdom, and practical actions that executive leaders, entrepreneurs and changemakers can use right now. Ready to infuse YOUR organization with more empathy? Tune in to learn why cash flow, creativity, and compassion are not mutually exclusive. more

Insight Meditation teacher, Shell Fischer, founder of Mindful Shenandoah Valley, offers her 25+ years of study and experience in these weekly talks about meditation practice, and how it can help us nurture more compassion, kindness, joy, and calm in our lives. more

Open Air with Cheri Huber is a worldwide 'group' opportunity. Every Tuesday evening at 5:00pm, Pacific

Welcome to 'Conversations in Compassion'. This is not an interview, but an attempt to demonstrate conversations that are rooted in compassion and empathy. We will focus in on some of the most important issues of our time. Each conversation will be fresh and will focus on the individual and how to bring their story to life.My hope is that through these conversations, we can help resolve the discord in our families, in ourselves, and in our communities; and focus on the most important need of our time, the need for compassion. more

'Compassion & Courage' is a healthcare podcast hosted by professional speaker, Marcus Engel, and his wife, Marvelyne aka The Hotness.  This podcast includes conversations on the leadership topics, we all need: resiliency, finding compassion for ourselves and others, and healthcare trends. There are lots of interviews with docs, nurses, experts, patients, and folks in the field up to their ears doing the work… and finding the balance.  Marcus is a speaker, consultant, professor, and the author of 'The Other End of the Stethoscope' and 'I'm Here: Compassionate Communication in Patient Care,' two texts that are often used by hospitals and nursing schools.  'Compassion & Courage: Conversations in Healthcare' is a Marcus Engel podcast and the views expressed are entirely his own. more

Voices of Love: Bridging Differences Through Compassionate Conversations We are living in a time of deep fragmentation. Communities and nations are increasingly divided along lines of political affiliation and ideology, race, class, religion, immigration status, language, and more. The public conversation often suggests there are only two sides: winners and losers, us and them. Voices of Love begins from a different premise. This series asks whether another way forward is possible—one grounded not in uniformity of belief, but in curiosity, empathy, and a willingness to truly listen to one another. When we perceive others' beliefs and opinions as different from our own, it can feel difficult—sometimes even unsafe—to listen openly or ask why they see the world as they do. Yet, research in conflict and peacebuilding, as well as lived experience, suggest that our collective capacity to bridge divides is essential for any sustainable future. When we slow down enough to hear each other, we begin to recognize a shared humanity beneath our labels and positions. This podcast explores that possibility. Throughout the series, Voices of Love brings together guests who work at the front lines of social, cultural, and interpersonal challenge. Episodes will touch on various forms of 'othering,' including those related to race, class, religion, ethnicity, immigration status, access to housing, dominant language, and more. Alongside these stories, we also explore the science of compassion and emotion, investigating what helps us expand our circle of care even when common ground feels hard to find. Our aim is not to provide easy answers. The conversations may raise as many questions as they resolve. But we believe that across the spectrum of human experience, there is at least one shared space in which we can all meet: we all have needs, we all have dreams, and those dreams can be expansive enough to include concern, curiosity, and love for others. Voices of Love invites readers and listeners alike to: • Question assumptions and stereotypes, • Stay curious when it might feel easier to disengage, and • Consider reaching across at least one divide in their own lives. At the heart of this project is a simple conviction: everyone belongs. In a system organized around winners and losers, everyone ultimately loses. In a culture shaped by empathy, compassion, and love, we all have the possibility of being seen and included. Hosted by Tenzin Choki, with Greg Morris and Mathew Divaris, Voices of Love: Bridging Differences Through Compassionate Conversations invites you into stories and insights that illuminate what it means to care across our differences—and to rediscover our shared humanity. more

Hi and welcome to SelfKind with me, Erica Webb. This is a podcast for Highly Sensitive People (HSP) who want to navigate the tricky bits of their sensitivity with more ease, while finding their sensitivity super powers. Here, we're all about being, living and moving through a lens of self compassion and kindness.  As your host, I meet you as a fellow HSP. I know what it's like to feel like things are too loud, too bright and just ... too much. In my work as a registered counsellor and mindful movement coach, I've supported myself and my clients to find ways to embrace their sensitivity that centre on self-compassion, nervous system regulation, self-awareness and, ultimately, self-love. From mindfulness, mindful movement, joy seeking and a zillion and one practices in between, here you'll find space to be fully you - fully human - and the tools to navigate the tricky bits of having a highly sensitive nervous system. I'm thrilled you're here.  more

IMS's Retreat Center first opened its doors in 1976. It offers a yearly schedule of meditation courses, lasting from a weekend to three months. Most retreats are designed for both new and experienced meditators. Recognized insight meditation teachers from all over the world offer daily instruction and guidance in Buddhist meditations known as vipassana (insight) and metta (lovingkindness). While the context is the Buddha's teachings, these practices are universal and help us to deepen awareness and compassion. more

Learn from leaders who are transforming relationships and workplace cultures with Compassionate Accountability. more

Allow media from IntegratingPresence.com to inform the process of embodying heart-centered awareness. By balancing holistic wisdom with the love flavors of unimpeded friendliness; compassion; vicarious joy; and equanimity we naturally unfold our innate courage while aligning into wholeness upon our progressive development journey into completing our full potentials and capacities towards complete freedom. Integrating Presence is made with Jetpack Podcast. Full show notes and every episode at https://integratingpresence.com/ more

From a medical perspective, Ruthless Compassion explores the power of honesty and accountability as acts of real kindness — hosted by psychiatrist and author @DrMarciaSirotaMD Ruthless Compassion is a podcast that shows you how to become fiercely kind. Host, Dr. Marcia Sirota MD gets into it — with experts and regular folks — about the heavy stuff that gets in the way of what we want. Heavy stuff like addiction and mental health, isolation, and loneliness, difficult family and work relationships and the importance of self-care. Her clear, human, and accessible approach helps you to become a powerful kindness warrior. For more, visit http://marciasirotamd.com/ Dr. Marcia Sirota MD is a board-certified psychiatrist practicing in Toronto, Canada. She has more than 25 years of meal health experience and specializes in wellness, healing trauma, unblocking creativity, and supporting people to become kindness warriors. She promotes empowerment and self-awareness. She has two podcasts, Ruthless Compassion and Reel Mental. She is a popular workshop presenter and keynote speaker at conferences on anxiety and burnout, workplace disability, youth mental health, addiction and recovery, and social media's impact on health and wellness. She has been a speaker for sectors like education, government, social services, and corporate. She is the author of 5 books and her most recent book is 'Be Kind, Not Nice: How to Stop People-Pleasing, Build Your Confidence and Discover Your Authentic Self.' In her spare time, she enjoys fiction writing, yoga, spoiling her cats, and walking. more

Love and Compassion Podcast-Where Gissele talks with everyday exceptional people who have overcome adversities and have wisdom to share. more

A podcast for humanitarians who want to work in closer alignment to core values like compassion, accountability, solidarity and equity. Born in 2020 in collaboration with CHS Alliance and Mary Ann Clements, the podcast is now entering its next evolution and is hosted by Melissa Pitotti. more

Compassion isn't soft — it's a strategy. Join us on the Compassionate Leaders Circle Podcast, where we dive into the hearts and minds of leaders who harness the timeless power of compassion to enrich their communities and enterprises. Hosted by Laurel Donnellan, Sarah Feely, and Darryl Brown, each episode features intimate conversations with trailblazers who prove that compassion is more than a virtue — it's one of the most powerful strategies for building healthy workplaces and vibrant communities. Discover how these leaders blend ancient wisdom with modern insights to create environments where people and businesses don't just survive, but truly thrive. This podcast is for leaders who refuse to choose between doing good and doing well. If this conversation inspires you to lead with more compassion, bring that growth to your whole team. Discover how Compassionate Leaders Circle supports teams in building trust, connection, and stronger leadership: compassionateleaderscircle.com/for-teams more

Gentle spiritual reminders on how to walk through this world with love and compassion. I've received these spiritual guidance messages for 30 years and post them on my blog, thetovaryshconnection.wordpress.com. I wanted to share them with you in my own voice. May these weekly spiritual reflections bring you hope and inspiration. more