Cowritten by Sarah Sperber and Tchiki Davis, Ph.D. It is generally theorized that humans evolved to experience compassion because the altruistic behavior the emotion often triggers likely improved the ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lucy Paulise is executive coach and author of Timebox, based in Texas. In a competitive and demanding work environment, dealing ...

Sometimes, we expect too much from ourselves through rough times instead of granting ourselves self-compassion. In doing so, we often can judge ourselves harshly when our goals are not met or we just ...

Countries around the world face a health care workforce crisis: The World Health Organization estimates that by 2030, an additional 40 million health care professionals will be needed. Meanwhile, in ...

There’s never a moment in life more lonely than when you’re at home and you’ve had a very difficult meeting with your manager, or you’ve just finished a presentation you’ve been working on for weeks, ...