Research has demonstrated that cultivating self-compassion—learning how to be kind and supportive to oneself—can act as a shield for teenagers against the negative impacts of social media, trauma, depression, and various other challenges. While self-compassion is not a magical solution, it can help alleviate some of the difficulties that adolescents encounter on a daily basis.
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Humans are inherently motivated to seek out fulfillment in their lives—to thrive, rather than simply survive. New research shows that meaning may be simple to find because it’s all around us.
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The ultimate guide to the research on the effects of mindfulness and meditation for our health, psyche, and overall quality of life.
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A large UK school-based mindfulness program did not improve the mental health of 11- to 14-year-olds. Here are five takeaways.
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When we're facing uncertainty, mindfulness skills may help us to interpret situations as more positive than negative, a recent publication shows.
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A look at recent mindfulness research gathered from Stanford University, California State University San Marcos, Pace University, and others.
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How an app-based intervention at work helps employees, a program that may reduce postpartum depression, and more from the latest mindfulness research.
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By engaging in practices that increase awareness, focus on our similarities, and develop care and kindness, writes Mind & Life Institute Science Director Wendy Hasenkamp, we might also be loosening the hold of implicit bias.
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