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 ...

Restricted and repetitive behaviors, along with strong preferences for sameness in both behavior and environment, are noted as hallmark features of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Structured routines ...

A new study finds people who report higher stress and higher pain adapt to stress better, suggesting tolerance under stress isn’t the absence of discomfort, but what people do with it.

In this last piece in our five-part series on the fundamental tools that should be in our self-care tool chests when we come from relational trauma backgrounds, we explore our final and possibly ...

People who lack resilience and strength usually become stuck in the same negative patterns. As much as we might wish otherwise, life rarely unfolds the way we expect it to. We all hit unforeseen ...

To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, you’d need a heart of stone not to scoff at a certain Harvard Crimson headline: “Harvard Professors Cancel Classes as Students Feel Blue After Trump Win.” Courses like ...

Our self-image plays a critical role in shaping our identity and influencing how we engage with the world. It encompasses not just our physical appearance, but also the way we perceive ourselves ...

Experiencing ourselves as riding the waves, it’s up and down all the time; experiencing ourselves as the ocean invites a deeper resilience. As we enter the Dragon Year, which is looking to be ...

We have a tendency to celebrate enduring misery rather than looking for ways to suffer less. Experts insist it’s costing us ...