Feeling really, truly good about yourself may seem like a straightforward goal, but it's actually the result of developing both self-compassion and confidence. Building the latter usually means ...

Many of us are our own harshest critics. In times of struggle, we far too easily berate ourselves. I witness this in my work on friendship, as we often judge ourselves for how difficult it can be to ...

Kristin Neff, author of Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim their Power and Thrive Serena Chen My daughter was in preschool, was building castles every morning ...

Some people find it easy to be kind, until they have to turn that compassion inward. Here are the signs you might be lacking in self-compassion. It’s not at all an uncommon experience to be deeply ...

Ashlee is an MBA business professional by day and a dynamic freelance writer by night. Covering industries like banking, finance, and health & wellness, her work has been published on sites like ...