Activists can face a lot of stress and even burnout campaigning for the causes they care about. Showing themselves self-compassion can help them deal with that stress.
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A one-off trip to a day spa is unlikely to transform your mental health. But these expert tips might help you cut yourself some slack.
What is healthy self-love? Psychology experts and philosophers have long debated the question.
Being more mindful to our own needs as well as those of the people in our lives can help us be more compassionate and attentive.
There are four signs of parental burnout and four positive things parents can do to take care of themselves as well as their kids.
Many studies show that consistent meditation practice lowers depression, anxiety and self-criticism.
The focus of suicide prevention is shifting toward protective factors: characteristics that make it less likely that individuals will consider, attempt or die by suicide.
Physical activity and new motherhood can be hard to navigate, but physiological feedback and self-compassion can help inform decisions about when and how to exercise.
Year 12 students around Australia are beginning to receive their exam results. It’s a time of intense pressure for many young people.
Self-compassion is about talking to yourself like you would talk to a good friend.
Physician burnout is a severe problem in the medical field, made much worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. But an online coaching program that could be scaled up had dramatic results for participants.
It’s only when the characters learn how to embrace all of their emotions that they can become their true, authentic selves.
Remorse and sorrow from a bad choice can haunt you for years, even decades. But there are evidence-based ways to move past regret.
Parenting means internal competition between three evolved responses: the threat, drive and soothing system. The threat light is on often, but it can be dampened by tapping into the soothing system.
Do we need to just endure grumpy pandemic walks? Creative arts therapists offer tips about how to light up the important family and community connections and routines in your life.
Important learning takes place through experiences of fun and belonging at an arts-based mindfulness program.
Forget being super self-critical and whipping yourself into shape. There are ways to set yourself up for success that are far kinder and work better.
Do your Instagram viewing habits trigger joy or guilt? New research shows that viewing body positive content may actually improve women’s body image – at least in the short term.
Pyt doesn’t have an exact English translation, but there’s a rich strain of psychological research devoted to its benefits in everyday life.
Working out can make you a better worker, too.
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Senior Lecturer, Australian Catholic University
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Postdoctoral research assistant at the Welsh Institute of Physical Activity, Health & Sport (WIPAHS), Swansea University
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Research fellow, UNSW Sydney
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Psychologist and Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Communication Arts and Sciences, Penn State
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Professor of Psychology, Dickinson College
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Reader in Organisational Behaviour, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex
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Professor of Social Psychology, Anglia Ruskin University
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Associate Professor of Educational Psychology, The University of Texas at Austin
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Adjunct Faculty, Psychology Department, Seattle University
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Assistant Professor in Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan
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Professor of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan
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Adjunct Research Fellow, Federation University Australia
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Adjunct Professor of Psychology, Georgetown University
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Emeritus Professor, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University
