After we’ve been hurt, our hearts often learn to protect themselves. But healing can teach us how to open again without losing the wisdom we’ve gained.

Many of us have been taught that sadness means something is wrong. But often it’s simply a signal that something meaningful is being felt. And when we stop trying to fix it, something inside us often begins to soften.

Many of us are haunted by our mistakes long after the moment has passed. Self-forgiveness is the gentle work of loosening that grip, embracing your humanness, and coming back to your heart.

Many of us believe that our thoughts and feelings cause unhappiness, but often it’s the way we resist or judge them that actually causes unhappiness. Joy often emerges when we embrace all parts of ourselves and our full emotional life.

Whether we realize it or not, the ways we were loved — and the ways we weren’t — continue to shape how we move through the world. Understanding those influences can change how we relate to ourselves and others today.

It’s comforting to believe that time heals all wounds. But sometimes healing requires more than simply waiting for time to pass.

The feeling of not being good enough is surprisingly common. Yet many of us carry it quietly, believing we’re the only ones who feel that way. Here's what you can do to reduce the grip that this belief has on your life.

Self-care has become a popular phrase, but many of us still struggle to understand what it truly means. Let’s get real with ourselves about what self-care really is.

Letting go of a relationship can be one of the hardest emotional transitions we face. Here are 5 steps to help yourself gradually move on.

Many people are far harder on themselves than they would ever be on someone they love. Yet we rarely stop to consider what that inner criticism is actually doing to us. In this article, I explore a few important things we don’t realize when we're busy judging ourselves.

Periods of uncertainty can stir up anxiety, sadness, and confusion, and the early months of the pandemic brought many of these feelings to the surface for so many of us. Here, I explore ways that we can care for our mental and emotional well-being during difficult times like these.

Some say that the road from here to there is a long and arduous one, but I disagree. Here are the 5 ways to bring to life the change you want to see in a way that feels more possible and less overwhelming.

Many of us were taught that being hard on ourselves is the best way to improve, but is that really true? Let’s explore the difference between self-criticism and self-compassion — and which one actually supports lasting change.

No one is immune to making mistakes. Here are the five things you need to do to recover when you've made one.

Regret, guilt, and shame keep you locked in a mental prison, reliving the past when you ought to be moving on into the future. Here are 5 steps you can take to forgive yourself and move on right now.

Self-compassion is one of most important factors when it comes to our satisfaction in life. Here's why it works so well and how you can cultivate more of it.