It turns out, I don’t like myself very much--and I’m not just saying that. I recently confirmed what I long believed to be true by taking The Self-Compassion Test. The online quiz, created by Kristin ...

Will this winter ever end? Having to spend extra time indoors to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and its new variants can make the season feel even more isolating. And, though the days are technically ...

We’ve all been here before. You’re waiting in the lobby for a job interview or preparing for an important team meeting. You felt confident earlier. But, as the clock ticks closer, you begin to doubt ...

Mindfulness meditation is incredibly helpful for millions of people, but enduring problems may also require a compassion-based approach, like internal family systems.

Many of us when approaching a new habit or setting goals for ourselves tend to lean mostly into discipline and willpower.

Kristin Neff, author of Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim their Power and Thrive Serena Chen My daughter was in preschool, was building castles every morning ...

When was the last time you stopped picking apart a project you’ve completed, and simply congratulated yourself for a job well done? Or, better yet, accepted a mistake you made without spending hours ...

Despite what skeptics say, being kind to oneself is not a New Age fad – and there is research to back it up. Middle-aged women who practiced self-compassion had lower risk of developing cardiovascular ...

Many parents find that raising an autistic child is an incredible privilege, bringing about positive experiences such as increased family closeness, personal growth, and expanded social networks.

Refugees who practiced self-compassion were found to experience significantly less depression and anxiety than those who did not, in a study by scientists at the University of California (UC), San ...

It’s no secret that educators and school leaders endure a lot of stress, from managing classroom and school communities to monitoring staff and student morale. When that stress mounts, negative ...