CCT is a program that draws from traditional contemplative practice and from the science of mindfulness and compassion. She has been teaching CCT to medical students at the University of Melbourne since 2014. She is also a mother, a doctor, a poet and an activist on issues of climate change and refugee rights. Petrina is a long-term member of a progressive Christian community, which inspires, supports and tunes her understanding of compassion. She understands compassion as an innate human capacity that transcends all religious and cultural divides.