When we reflect honestly, we see that our thoughts and actions don’t always align with the beliefs and values we think we hold. That’s okay! It’s an opportunity to expand your heart and mind. Examine the inner conflict with an attitude of patience and curiosity. Do your daily thoughts and…

One of the hardest things about taking care of others is that often they don’t take care of themselves. Whether you tend to a person’s body, mind, or heart, in your professional career or personal life, it’s one thing to offer others your compassionate attention and skill. It’s another to…

Wishing other people would change is an almost universal part of the human struggle. It often comes with a lot of pain and frustration. We release some of that fruitless struggle as we begin to accept life as it is, and people as they are. This maturation process brings lightness…

When we hear the word “vulnerability,” we often think of unpleasant feelings such as shame, embarrassment, doubt, sadness, fear…

Efforts to de-stigmatize mental illness in recent years have helped remove barriers that once made people in need feel too ashamed to get appropriate help with their mental health. But have we gone too far? Social incentives and disincentives play a huge role in shaping human behavior. …