In her tremendously popular first book, Self-Compassion, psychologist Kristin Neff, Ph.D., transformed our approach to self-care and how we see our relationship with ourselves. Based on research, she ...

Chicago’s own Anne Beall, award-winning multi-book author, joins Steve Dale to talk about her two latest books, Embracing Self-Compassion Meditation Journey for Self-Kindness and Embracing Calm: ...

Remember when you were a child and scraped your knee? You didn't stand over yourself shouting about how clumsy you were. You simply cleaned the wound and moved on. Somewhere between childhood and now, ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. This article is more than 2 years old. The science of ...

Del Mar resident Ken Druck, Ph.D., a best-selling author, consultant, and speaker known for his profound insights into resilience and navigating life’s challenges, recently announced the release of ...

Case in point: the steady drumbeat of evidence showing you’d probably do a lot better in life if you were kinder. Evidence suggests being kind to others helps people get ahead. But science is ever ...

Author James Clear presents his book, "Atomic Habits" during Workplace Summit, Pennsylvania Conference For Women 2019. "Habits" is one of the best self-help books. Self-help books provide the guidance ...

Self-compassion, defined as compassion directed toward oneself in difficult situations, has been widely studied; however, the specific cognitive and behavioral patterns associated with it remain ...

Feeling really, truly good about yourself may seem like a straightforward goal, but it's actually the result of developing both self-compassion and confidence. Building the latter usually means ...

To be truly compassionate toward others, do we first have to be compassionate toward ourselves? Some researchers have suggested that these two types of compassion are linked, although this might not ...