We tend to be harder on ourselves than we are on anyone else. And sometimes, we beat ourselves up for even the tiniest mistakes (guilty!). But whether you've made huge mistakes or tiny ones, ...

The seven energy centers in the body are our chakras. Some believe that there are up to 114 of them in the body, but many are most familiar with the seven chakra system. The fourth chakra, your heart ...

(The Conversation) — Ahead of the Jewish High Holidays, repentance and forgiveness are on many people’s minds. But self-forgiveness is important for personal growth, too. (The Conversation) — As the ...

One topic that often surfaces in the world of personal development is the power of self-affirmation. This concept centered around the idea that positive self-talk can significantly influence our ...

Self-affirmations might seem sappy, but they can they contribute to people’s happiness and well-being, according to a new evidence review. Such affirmations provide a boost to people’s self-esteem and ...

Affirmations might be ineffective if they don’t align with what you believe about yourself, said Natalie Dattilo, a clinical psychologist with Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. For fans of ...

I’m generally in favor of coping strategies that help people get through the hard parts of life, but for some reason I could never buy into positive affirmations. In fact, I’m known for affirmation ...

The vitriol directed at the LGBTQ+ community lately can feel defeating, and studies have shown that anxiety levels for queer folks have skyrocketed. But psychologists have also developed a simple ...

It takes a lot of guts to live through a traumatic abusive relationship, so I want to congratulate you on your journey to loving yourself again. You are reinventing your inner strength so that you can ...

Divorce can be one of the most challenging life events anyone can endure. The end of a marriage is not just a legal dissolution but often a time of intense emotional upheaval. Among the complex ...

We are often our own harshest critics, holding ourselves to impossible standards and speaking to ourselves in ways we would never dare speak to a friend. But what if we shifted our focus and started ...