Imagine your dad was a bully. If so, when you were a child, he might have withheld affection and warmth and been quick to be critical if things didn’t go his way. As an adult, you would find yourself ...

Self-compassion reduces our feelings of shame and self-doubt. We explore a practice to help quiet our inner critic with kindness. Description: Self-compassion reduces our feelings of shame and ...

Ever find yourself deep in a relationship, only to look up one day and wonder, "Who am I without this person?" It’s a scary feeling—realizing that, somewhere along the way, you’ve lost touch with who ...

Summary: Brittany Luce, host of NPR's "It's Been A Minute," shares her experience with self-compassionate touch. She did it for 20 seconds, almost daily. to quiet her inner critic and foster ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. The word “gaslighting” has caught fire in the past few years. It's deployed during fights with romantic ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Aytekin Tank is the founder and CEO of Jotform. Authenticity—we hear the word constantly these days. “The power of authenticity is ...

Negativity from another person is bad enough, but when it comes from your own head, that's rough. Self-talk is what you say to yourself, in your head. It is the monologue running through your mind as ...