This year has been a year like no other. A global pandemic, racial injustices, and political uncertainty have created a perfect storm of upheaval and uncertainty. Many people have been feeling an ...

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Practicing compassion requires a delicate balance to avoid becoming a victim of overextension or resentment. It's crucial to ...

In this course, integrate the Compassion Practice, rooted in meditative and mindfulness practices, more fully into our lives in order to cultivate real self-compassion.

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 all go through difficult times, make mistakes, or say the wrong thing sometimes. In these situations, our inner critic often takes over, scolding us and leaving us feeling angry, upset, ...

Compassion is being studied and used as an evidence-based ingredient in effective psychotherapy more than ever before. This might not seem surprising, given that practicing compassion has been at the ...

Chaos was in the air. People moved quickly, with expressions of impatience and the occasional flash of anger. The workers were weary, the sea of faces was never ending and there was no holiday cheer ...

While a very painful emotion, experiencing shame is very common. People often feel shame about things they have done or are doing. But, people also feel shame about how they look, things that have ...

The Great Recession, and all of the challenges that have come with it, are obviously a great source of stress for most of us. We find ourselves in an era of over-stimulation, fierce competition and a ...

A new study explored whether practicing self-compassion -- or treating oneself with the same care and kindness that people typically offer to their loved ones -- helps people become more resilient to ...