This year, like every year, most of us are trying to get more done, be happier, and have better relationships. Given the high levels of burnout across professions (50 percent by some…
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Whether we’re high power execs or stay-at-home moms, self-criticism is a tendency that many people have. In fact we often think of self-criticism as key to self-improvement. We fall for the idea that…
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Many of us have the misconception that, in order to be successful, we have to sacrifice our happiness. I wrote my upcoming book, The Happiness Track because research shows this…
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Are you highly self-critical? Do you beat yourself up over failures? Do you work too much and push too hard without giving yourself time to breathe? Do you feel the…
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Self-Compassion Outweighs Self-Esteem for Resilience & Empowerment
Do you ever find that you are hard on yourself? Recent research suggests that self-criticism can have deleterious effects whereas self-compassion is key to resilience and empowerment.For a more detailed account, see my recent article from Spirituality …