Tag: self-compassion
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This 4-Part Program Helps People Beat Depression
If you want to beat depression, you need good coping skills. Do you often feel depressed and can’t explain why? The better you know yourself, the more you’ll understand your moods. Your feelings aren’t static, and believing you can always be happy is unrealistic. According to UCLA-Berkeley, researchers have identified at least 27 human emotions.…
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18 Affirmations to Increase Self-Compassion
Self-compassion means accepting and understanding yourself as you are right now. While the push for productivity and self-discipline makes failing seem unacceptable, it’s part of growth. When things get hard, being compassionate to yourself will help you remember to put yourself first and accept hardship. Self-compassion requires learning to love yourself in hard times and…
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Psychology Explains How to Forgive Yourself If You Cheated
Cheating is not a small mistake, and it’s not something we should condone. But if you cheated, you need to learn how to forgive yourself. If the act has already happened, there’s nothing you can do anymore but become a better person. The only way you can do that is through forgiveness and self-compassion. Cheating…
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10 Kind Ways to Help Destigmatize Mental Health Challenges
In a perfect world, the move to destigmatize mental health would be met with open arms. However, many people still have an old-fashioned mindset that someone who experiences mental health issues is weak. In fact, one in five adults in this country will experience a severe mental health crisis this year, according to the National…
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Researchers Reveal How Self-Compassion Lowers Heart Disease Risk
A recent University of Pittsburgh study revealed that self-compassion reduces your chances of developing heart problems. Now, science confirms that the New Age idea of loving yourself benefits your health and may save your life. Many of us have a hard time with self-acceptance, either due to upbringing, genetics, or societal conditioning. We learned to…
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How Self-Kindness Can Heal Emotional Abuse
After you’ve gone through an emotionally abusive situation, all you can think is, “how am I ever going to get better”? What can you do in cases where the world seems to be crumbling around you? Can you get back on your feet and start healing? When experiencing emotional abuse, it is expectable to feel…