Today, external validation often dictates our choices and decisions, and the journey to trusting oneself can feel like a radical act of self-love and empowerment. But how does one cultivate this ...

Taking time to enumerate nice things about yourself each day may sound terminally conceited, but in practice the results can be pretty transformative. By Melissa Kirsch I want to be a person with ...

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 ...

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 ...

From the time we’re young, many of us are taught to measure our worth by how others respond to us — gold stars, applause, praise for hitting milestones. That early conditioning can follow us into ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? Imagine a 3-year-old is on a swing set and tries to jump off, but falls. They ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr Margie Warrell emboldens people to live and lead more bravely. A few days ago, I spoke with a senior executive grappling with ...