Compersion: the opposite of jealousy, explained
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What it is about and why watch it
What if understanding your jealousy were the first step to calming it? Told by TEDx Talks (verified channel: Institutional source).
Joli Hamilton gives this TEDxEasthamptonWomen talk about compersion, the experience of feeling joy when a partner enjoys something with someone else, presented as the opposite of jealousy. Hamilton is described in podcast listings as a research psychologist and AASECT certified sex educator whose academic work looks at how jealousy affects close relationships; we could not confirm those credentials on an institutional or AASECT page, so the TEDx platform is the verification anchor here and readers should treat her background as reported rather than independently checked. The talk is helpful for couples in the lifestyle or in open relationships who find that avoiding jealousy is not realistic and who would like a more constructive goal. It frames jealousy as a feeling many people meet but few are taught to work with. It is not a clinical guide, it does not replace couples therapy, and it does not suggest that compersion is mandatory or that you should feel it all the time. To apply it with a partner, talk about moments when you each felt joy for the other, notice what conditions made that possible, such as feeling secure, informed and valued, and build more of those conditions before the next experience.
What you will take away
- Compersion is joy in a partner's joy
- Jealousy and compersion can coexist
- Few people are taught to work with jealousy
- Security, honesty and appreciation make compersion more likely
- Never treat compersion as an obligation
Points written by us as a guide; the full video is always the source.
Why these minutes are worth it
We recommend it because TEDx Talks is a verified source (institutional source), it approaches the topic in an informative and respectful tone, and this video contains no explicit content. Use it as a starting point for a conversation as a couple, not as individual medical or therapeutic advice.
Why we trust this source
A channel of a public health body, university, NGO or TED/TEDx talk: the authority belongs to the institution itself.
Canal oficial TEDx. TEDxUSH figura como evento TEDx en ted.com/tedx/events (Shibuya, Japon, evento universitario). Descripcion del video: la oradora Yu Shundo promueve sistemas universitarios contra la violencia sexual y el concepto de consentimiento sexual. La charla de Mayumi Sato figura en ted.com/talks (TEDxUNESPBauru, abril 2018; la ficha de ted.com confirma que es un evento TEDx local de organizacion independiente). Ola 3 (2026-11-07): ted.com confirma la ficha de la charla de Nagoski (TEDxFergusonLibrary, 2019); el resto de charlas se identifican por el titulo de oEmbed, que incluye el evento TEDx y el nombre del orador (TEDxVancouver, TEDxBucharest, TEDxSurrey, TEDxU O, TEDxRiodelaPlata). La credencial profesional de cada orador no se ha contrastado, salvo Diana Wang (perfil en TEDxRiodelaPlata: psicoterapeuta de pareja).
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