Research suggests how we talk to ourselves may matter more than how positive the message is.
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New Year’s resolutions typically fade so quickly that there is a ‘Quitter’s Day’ named after them, for the second Friday in January. But small actions and shifts in mindset can have much longer-lasting beneficial effects.
Can well-being practices can truly thrive under capitalism, where profit and efficiency often take precedence over well-being?
After years of training, focus and preparation, losing can be a devastating experience for athletes, so they need to develop a coping strategy – self-compassion is a good place to start.
Game worlds can draw users into contemplation, self-reflection and recognizing others’ stories, something important for compassionate clinical responses.
Mindfulness has several different aspects. Knowing your mindfulness profile could be an important next step for more effectively improving your well-being and mental health.
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.
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.
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Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, Australian Catholic University
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