However, the way mindfulness is taught and described today often seems to reinforce an individualistic and secular conception ...

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Ashlee is an MBA business professional by day and a dynamic freelance writer by night. Covering industries like banking, finance, and health & wellness, her work has been published on sites like ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Laurel Donnellan is a compassion advocate focusing on leadership. Leader: Kristina Workman, Ph.D. is a professor and thought ...

An essential aspect of forgiveness is the development and ability to extend compassion and foster empathy toward the people who wronged you. That might not sound correct; maybe you thought you read ...

“You’re so stupid. How could you mess this up again?” Sound familiar? If so, you’re not alone. For many of us, our inner voice is our harshest critic, tearing us down with a running commentary of self ...

Losing weight is extremely difficult because high-calorie, delicious food is very accessible. Despite best intentions, it’s common to wind up overeating. These setbacks can be frustrating and ...

Sometimes you hear something from a business leader that is truly a big idea. This happened to me recently in a conversation with Dr. Omer Shahab Khan, Founder & CEO of an Australian company called ...

In April 2020, my great-aunt suddenly died from a rare and aggressive cancer. She was an adored and hilarious high school “cafeteria lady” of 20 years, but her funeral wasn’t the celebratory affair I ...

Sandy Bruno, youth and family coordinator at Comfort Zone Camp, a national nonprofit bereavement camp for grieving families, experienced compassion fatigue in the aftermath of her husband's death. She ...