Tag: self-esteem

How to Be More Confident? Learn Self Compassion

Posted on April 11, 2016

This tweet from internet Hippo offers a sad but true insight: we are often tougher on ourselves than others are on us.  Kristen Neff is a professor at the University of Texas at Austin and has written a book on Self-Compassion or,  learning how to treat oneself with kindness. By this she means the same kindness and care we would give to a good friend.  This article reviews Dr. Neff's research on self-compassion. Why self-compassion ...