Self-compassion helps leaders regulate stress, stay present in hard moments, and model emotional steadiness for their ...

When you make a mistake, do you accept it as a learning point without self-criticism or beating yourself up? And when others make mistakes or don’t succeed, how do you speak to them? Most of the time, ...

However, the way mindfulness is taught and described today often seems to reinforce an individualistic and secular conception ...

The positive effects of self-compassion have been extensively researched. In brief: It promotes self-understanding, enhances perspective-taking, reduces rumination, increases cognitive flexibility, ...

Amelia Chapman of Mind Body Amore makes the case that self-compassion is the ultimate self-care, especially for our nervous system.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. author of Chained to the Desk in a Hybrid World: A Guide to Balance. If you’re like most people, you might think self-compassion ...

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 ...

Scholar Dr. Kristin Neff defines self-compassion as "giv[ing] ourselves the same kindness and support we'd give to a good friend." Leadership is no joke. Whether you are a team leader at a small local ...

You miss a deadline, forget an important birthday, say the wrong thing in a meeting: all these can induce a cycle of severe self-criticism, also known as negative self-talk. You might think being hard ...

Self-compassion—which isn't exactly the same as self-care—can be an effective tool as this long and isolating winter drags on. Many of us are able to extend compassion toward others, yet struggle when ...