Calm
Why It Doesn’t Pay to Be a People-Pleaser
Christine Carter always tried to meet other people’s expectations—until she realized how out of sync with her own wants and needs she’d become.
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Compassion
Dive into the world of compassion through mindful practices, articles, and advice. Learn to empathize better and spread kindness in your community.
Compassion
Letting the Chips Fall: Control and Letting Go with Your Children
It's natural to have a game plan—maybe even a blueprint—for our children. But when things get tough, can you go loose? It might be the key to accepting everything from a fresh dent in the car door to larger issues that come up.
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Calm
How to Stop the Racist in You
The new science of bias suggests that we all carry prejudices within ourselves—and we all have the tools to keep them in check.
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Calm
Practice Self-Kindness by Putting Yourself First
Your first instinct may be to give to others, but what's on your own plate? Learn to be generous to yourself with this mindful eating practice.
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Compassion
How to Save Your Marriage from Parenthood
Amie Gordon offers five tips to maintain (or reignite) the spark in your relationship.
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Compassion
Let Go of Being the Ideal Role Model
Our thoughts and images of what an ideal parent or lover or leader should be can get in the way of just being the best we can be in any given moment.
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Calm
The Power of Saying Sorry (When You Don’t Want To)
This short animated video suggests we should stop insisting we’re always right and say we’re sorry. An apology won’t make you weaker in your partner’s eyes.
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Compassion
Why We Should Teach Empathy to Preschoolers
One Berkeley preschool is baking empathy into its curriculum—and for good reason.
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Compassion
Mindfulness and Generosity: What’s the Connection?
What makes the difference between giving and holding back? It turns out generosity is a skill we can develop, and hard times play a big role.
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Calm
Take a Mindful Selfie: Self-Compassion for the Modern Age
When close to three-quarters of us have smartphones, and at least a third of the pictures taken are selfies, here’s how to take a snapshot of self-directed kindness when times are tough.
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