Self-compassion is the ongoing practice of relating to yourself kindly and fairly. It is especially helpful during times of stress and suffering. Self-compassion is not kicking yourself when you’re ...

Self-compassion's energy extends outward, seeing your past self from today's perspective, while self-pity is backward-looking ...

Scientists have a problem studying self-love. Research abounds on self-compassion, self-esteem, self-care, and even unconditional positive self-regard. Scholars have published definitions of these ...

One of the advantages of doing what I do for so many years is that patterns start to jump out at you. When you read as much about new studies and success hacks as I do, you notice when a particular ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. If an expert said you were doing something that’s stalling ...

Are you having trouble sleeping or waking up in the middle of the night? Are you on edge? Irritable? Does every task feel like too much? It's time to develop a deeper level of self-compassion. But how ...

You are sitting at lunch at your desk, worrying that the report you just finished isn’t good enough. You know about the benefits of self-compassion and wonder if practicing it would make you feel ...

Self-compassion is a skill — and it’s one we all can learn. More often than not, when in “therapist mode,” I remind my clients that while we’re working hard to unlearn behaviors that no longer serve ...

Whenever I enter into a new school year, I always try to start the school year off “right.” Personally, this means setting goals for myself, which include avoiding procrastinating, staying active, ...