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Does Mind-Wandering Make You Less Caring?
According to a new study, how caring we are is linked to how much we pay attention to the present moment. Read More 
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Loving-kindness and compassion practices train you to extend warmth and care - first to yourself, then to others. These meditations can shift how you relate to difficult emotions, tough relationships, and your own inner critic.
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How Mindfulness Can Help Us Forgive Betrayal
According to a new study, mindful people are more likely to overcome the emotional turmoil and pain of infidelity. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
How to Avoid the Trap of Self-Improvement
Recognize the inner critic who wants nothing to do with compassion. Read More
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Can Helping Others Keep You Sober?
New research suggests that helping others—and the sense of belonging it brings—can help alcohol and drug addicts stay sober. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
The 7 Drivers of Old Habits of Thinking
When it comes to negative experiences, we have habitual ways of responding to what triggers us. But we can learn to step out of and stay out of negative thought cycles. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
A Kinder, Gentler World
Is compassion something we only have so much of? Or can we be trained to love more people more of the time? Jennifer Campbell reports. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
2 Simple Ways To Create A Kinder World
How practicing kindness and compassion can bring real meaning and true happiness to yourself and others. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Mindfulness goes beyond the meditation cushion—it’s a way of life
Practicing mindfulness doesn't just add to our personal wellness projects. It puts us on a path to help others—even if we didn't intend to at the outset. Read More
Loving-Kindness & Compassion
Eight Essentials of Forgiveness
A mindfulness practice to help you forgive those who've hurt you the most. Read More
Expert Interviews
Is Shyness Holding You Back?
Family therapist Steve Flowers on how self-compassion can free us from the grip of the mental judge and jury that is running, or even ruining, our lives. Read More
