Imagine your dad was a bully. If so, when you were a child, he might have withheld affection and warmth and been quick to be critical if things didn’t go his way. As an adult, you would find yourself ...

Taking time to enumerate nice things about yourself each day may sound terminally conceited, but in practice the results can be pretty transformative. By Melissa Kirsch I want to be a person with ...

Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. Self-compassion reduces our feelings of shame and self-doubt. We explore a practice to help quiet our inner critic with kindness. What does your inner ...

Since childhood, chances are you’ve been expected to be nice to others; to “treat them how you want to be treated,” presumably with kindness and respect. But why do so many people (myself included) ...