What is compassion? Compassion is the awareness of another person’s suffering with a desire to help. Unlike empathy, which involves understanding and sharing someone’s feelings, compassion also includes the motivation to take action. As Hill (2023) writes "Compassion is like water, it can flow over hard rocks and into tight places and softens them over... Continue Reading →
Self-Compassion: How To Be Kind To Yourself
Self-compassion is a fairly new phenomenon that I just recently learned about in one of my classes. After hearing about this concept that psychologist Dr. Kristin Neff coined, I decided to do some research to see what it is, how it works and benefits the person, and how it differs from self-esteem. Self-compassion, as Dr.... Continue Reading →
