Compassion isn’t just about grand gestures or tearful empathy. It’s woven into the smallest daily moments—how you speak to others, how you respond to pain, how you show up when no one’s watching. And ...

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Compassion training activates brain regions linked to resilience and well-being, contrasting with empathy's association with ...

If you’re someone who regularly tries to understand people’s emotions and help those in need, you might consider yourself to be an empathetic and compassionate person. But, although these words are ...

While we may have heard that it’s important to treat ourselves with kindness, sometimes this is easier said than done, especially when we’re under stress. When we’re facing challenging circumstances, ...

The other day I was out walking my son in his stroller (my now constant occupation) when a homeless woman approached me asking for money. I'd seen her before in the neighborhood many times, including ...

If employees are feeling overworked and stressed and anxious, what is the solution? Many discussions about burnout inevitably turn to ideas like mindfulness and self-compassion: skills that can be ...

New research finds that the more compassionate people are, the better able they are to deal with broken promises in the workplace. Specifically, the study suggests that compassion makes employees ...

In a world that often feels like it's spinning too fast, the power of genuine compassion can be a grounding force. Compassionate people don't just empathize with others; they actively seek to make a ...

While working a clinical rotation at HCA Florida Lake City Hospital, Leorick Bell, who was then a student at Galen College of ...

Compassion, in my view, is neither empathy nor sympathy, but requires both. Empathy involves responding to another person's emotions with emotions that are similar. Sympathy entails feeling regret for ...