By Pamela Peeke, MD Balance self-discipline with self-compassion. Self-compassion means treating oneself with kindness and support when things don’t go well. The first time I mentioned this to one of my patients years ago, she gave me a…

Dahlia Lithwick writes about the courts and the law for Slate and is a commentator on various national media programs such as NPR, Rachael Maddow Show, Democracy Now, etc. She has written and commented on the role of empathy in relationship to the Supr…

Want to boost your child’s empathy? Read on!And I mean that literally because neuroscientists report that stories—fiction, in particular—can actually make your brain more empathetic. Stories are wonderful supplemental t…

Self-compassion is powerful. It promotes inner peace. Self-criticism, the opposite of self-compassion and what most of us are used to practicing, “is an experience of inner conflict,” according to Ali Miller, MFT, a therapist in private pra…