A new study shows that a 20-second daily habit, when practiced in a certain way, leads to greater self-compassion and lower mental health symptoms over six-months.

When I was a new mother, I had a really hard time peeling myself away to go to a yoga class or a short run. I felt selfish for exercising, and guilty for finding a moment’s peace in shavasana. But ...

When I teach self-compassion to kids in schools, I do an exercise in which kids imagine that a friend of theirs has lost or broken something special. How would they respond to their friend? I then ask ...

An eight-week online compassion program helped adults living with chronic conditions report better quality of life, suggesting that psychological support may be delivered beyond the therapy room, ...