“This person is total incapable of empathy. I want his family to counsel him, teach him some empathy. He will be a better person if he could become — but he is a black soul. And this is totally unfit for the leadership of this beautiful country,” Khiz…

A new study suggests that self-compassion improves mood, largely by helping us avoid negative rumination.What is the solution?We focused on nurturing self-compassion, which means becoming mindfully aware of the pain one feels when experiencing moments …

Empathy is not indulgence. It is not permissive and it is not laissez-faire. Listening with empathy helps children bounce back. The solution of every emotional or behavioral problem of childhood should begin (but does not end) with our willingness to m…

Sometimes it’s easier to take care of others than it is to take care of ourselves. Nowhere is this more true than with postpartum women. How many times have I caught myself saying to a client, if you were only half as good at taking car…