"I've found in my research that the biggest reason people have low self-compassion is because they're afraid of becoming selfish," says Dr. Kristin Neff. "They think that self-criticism is what keeps them on the right track. Most people .. more..
It is very hard to live in a world of uncertainty. Humans long to obtain information about the future as a way to satisfy their basic needs. Our brains perceive ambiguity as a threat and try to protect us by reducing our focus on anything other .. more..
When I was fifteen years old, I enrolled in an English language program in the remote American state of Iowa. Being raised in France and Switzerland, I had little to no knowledge of the English language. In Iowa, I couldn't understand what .. more..
The mental processes that take place during mind wandering have been revealed in the latest research, which also emphasizes the cognitive and emotional advantages of sharper focus.
Being flexible and promoting resilience have become very important in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The field of positive psychology therefore focuses on promoting well-being and positive emotions to enhance resilience and .. more..
Let's be real, if you're not moving forward, you're falling backward. This applies to every aspect of your life. For example, if your marriage has been stable and you are progressing in an incremental way, you may have walked a very bumpy .. more..
We all know what it feels like to be with people who don't make us feel good about ourselves. There are different types of people you don't like being around, such as pessimists, whiners, jealous people, and mean people, but when you walk .. more..
We charge our phones when they're dead and refill the tank when it's empty, but we shouldn't forget to do the same with our most precious possessions: our body and brain.
Have you been through a period of your life when you wanted to change something and showed a commitment to making that change happen, but you haven't started doing it yet? What is the reason for this? Is this because you do not have enough .. more..
In the first part of this article, we talked about the sensitive, diligent person, how self-confidence is, and where self-doubt begins. Then, we started talking about some of the things you must do to regain your self-confidence, .. more..
From the moment the alarm wakes you from your dream to when you put your head on your pillow at night, you spend your day doing your work and carrying out your responsibilities non-stop. You may have to because of your constant busyness to do .. more..
I have always been afraid of making mistakes so as not to disappoint the other people in my life. I felt that it was essential to know my personal and work responsibilities, but what I feared most was making a mistake at work because that might .. more..