The Science of Self-Compassion: Why Being Kind to Yourself Is Not Weakness
Most of us were never taught to be kind to ourselves. We were taught to work hard, hold ourselves accountable, and do better. In…
Most of us were never taught to be kind to ourselves. We were taught to work hard, hold ourselves accountable, and do better. In…
There is a voice most of us know too well. It appears just before we walk into a room full of people, just after…
Building Self-Worth That Actually Holds In 2009, researchers at the University of Waterloo asked participants with low self-esteem to repeat the phrase “I am…
The Math We Do in Other People’s Kitchens There is a particular kind of arithmetic that happens at social gatherings; quick, involuntary, and almost…
Family estrangement is far more common than most people realize. Some studies suggest that roughly one in four adults are estranged from a family…
Body image beyond “Love Yourself” Most conversations about body image eventually land in the same place: learn to love your body. Appreciate what it…
If you asked a hundred people what makes a happy home, you’d likely get answers that mostly involve things: a comfortable couch, a well-stocked…
Navigating social anxiety can seem like a daunting task. For those who experience it, the discomfort of certain social engagements can feel unbearable. However,…
What Researchers Mean by Resilience The word resilience gets used so often that it has started to lose its meaning. In popular culture, it…
Researchers studying emotion coaching have spent decades examining one of the most deeply held assumptions in parenting: that acknowledging a child’s distress will amplify…
Sociologists who study friendship have long pointed to three conditions that allow close relationships to form: proximity, repeated unplanned interaction, and a setting that…
Marriage is often portrayed as a transformative milestone that resolves old struggles and wipes the slate clean. When mental illness enters a relationship, it…