You are reading our weekly Well+Being newsletter. Sign up here to get it delivered to your inbox every Thursday. Many people who find it easy to be loving and generous to family members and ...

“Oh, no!” I thought when I took an online test to measure my level of self-compassion and saw my score. “I’m below average!” Immediately I felt the urge to berate myself for 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 ...

Are you struggling with that whole self-love thing as much as I am? Because there are research-backed reasons to give yourself a break. But doesn’t the idea of self-love, self-acceptance, and ...

For the difficult test study, the experimenter shared a self-compassion message after participants ... [Epub ahead of print] Kelly McGonigal is a psychologist at Stanford University and the ...

However, beating ourselves up often makes an unpleasant situation or setback even more stressful. There’s an alternative: self-compassion. This is when you treat yourself with kindness and ...

In The New York Times, Tara Parker-Pope offers a quick, no-fuss version of a self-compassion test adapted from the Self-Compassion Scale. The 12 statements used for that test that you’re ...

According to Amy, the most widely used test for self-compassion is the self-compassion scale. It measures self-compassion across three dimensions: mindful awareness of difficult emotions ...

Launched into public awareness by the psychologist Kristin Neff, the practice of self-compassion has emerged as a proven way ... The students also took a self-esteem survey and a test that evaluated ...

But doesn't the idea of self-love, self-acceptance, and even self-compassion feel a bit self-indulgent? Don't get me wrong, when I see someone fiercely owning what they've got—including the ...