Compassion

Dive into the world of compassion through mindful practices, articles, and advice. Learn to empathize better and spread kindness in your community.

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embrace deeper confidence and self-compassion—through extending a friendly invitation
Annual 2026
The Reluctant Host: How I Left Loneliness By Inviting People In 

Navigating life can be an intensely lonely experience—but sometimes the world is just waiting for you to invite it in. We can not only learn to host a bigger, more connected community, but we can also embrace deeper confidence and self-compassion—through extending a friendly invitation. Read More 

  • Sharon Ross
  • December 17, 2025
What happens when one person in a partnership goes on a journey of personal growth…and the other doesn’t?
Acceptance
Growing (Apart) 

What happens when one person in a partnership goes on a journey of personal growth…and the other doesn’t? Read More 

  • Jessie Harrold
  • December 17, 2025
terrorizing myself
Anxiety
How I Stopped Terrorizing Myself 

Mindful’s managing editor Stephanie Domet explores how choosing self-compassion in the face of things that go bump in the night, made for kinder days and easier nights. Read More 

  • Stephanie Domet
  • October 28, 2025
holding hands. dismantle inequality
Audio
Can Mindfulness Help Us Dismantle Inequality? 

The same mindfulness practices that transform problematic habits and thought patterns can help us tune in to the subtle ways that society cultivates barriers and “draws us to reinvest in segregation,” says mindful law expert Rhonda Magee. Read More 

  • Barry Boyce
  • October 6, 2025
12MM Mark Bertin A Meditation to Be At Peace with How Things Are
12 Minute Meditation
Meditation to Be At Peace With How Things Are 

How can we be at peace with how things are right now? In this week’s guided meditation, Dr. Mark Bertin offers a practice to help us be gently aware of sensations, feelings, and thoughts that come up in practice, building presence in the rest of life. Read More 

  • Mark Bertin
  • August 7, 2025
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