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Why Self-Compassion Is More Important Than Self-Esteem

By Jennifer Tzeses — 2020

Self-compassion can decrease depression, increase happiness and life satisfaction, and lead to better physical health.

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Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk—The Research on Why It's Important to Give Yourself a Break

Why cry? Acknowledge your mistake and work to move on.

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Rebecca A. Clay
2016
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Why Self-Compassion – Not Self-Esteem – Leads to Success

Talking about being kind to yourself may sound like something from a nursery classroom. But even cynics should care about self-compassion – especially if they want to be resilient.

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David Robson
2021
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Research Finds Self-Compassion Can Relieve Depression

A new study finds that self-compassion can lessen chronic depression.

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Marlynn Wei
2020
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Give Yourself a Break: The Power of Self-Compassion

When you have a setback at work, treat yourself as you would a friend: with kindness and understanding.

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Harvard Business Review
2018
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I Thought Grit Would Bring Me Success. It Almost Killed Me

I wasn’t good at practicing self-compassion. My expertise was grit—in fact, I’m one of the “grittiest” people I know.

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Nataly Kogan
2018
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The Beginner’s Guide to Practicing Self-Compassion Meditation

Many of us who want to make a positive impact on the world try to have compassion for other people. But how many of us ever think about directing that compassion toward ourselves?

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Charles A. Francis
2021
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Self-Compassion Practices to Deepen Your Resilience

Resilience expert Linda Graham presents two ways you can ease anxiety and fear with the research-backed benefits of self-compassion.

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Linda Graham
2020
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Facing Our Dark Side: Some Forms of Self-Compassion Are Harder Than Others

Compassion is one of those warm, fuzzy words referring to qualities that often seems in short supply in the ever-accelerating rough and tumble of daily life today.

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Richard Schwartz
2020
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The Pain of Caregiving and the Privilege of Suffering

It is essential for those in caregiving roles to cultivate self-compassion alongside compassion for others, to create an inner atmosphere of kindness, expansiveness, and awareness in which resilience can flourish.

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Sharon Salzberg
2015
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We Are Not What We Do

It would be easy to get lost in all kinds of philosophical arguments about how we define who or what we are. This is about finding some space in the mind, less judgement, a greater sense of perspective, in which we see this fundamental truth for ourselves in a very direct and personal way.

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Andy Puddicome
2017
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