Our brains can trick us into thinking ill of ourselves. Self-compassion can squash those thoughts and lead the way to increased well-being.

From a dad battling MND to youngsters advocating for the mental health system, these powerful stories show how compassion, bravery and selflessness define the true spirit of Scotland.

Hersh Shefrin is the Mario L. Belotti Professor of Finance at Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business and a faculty scholar at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics. Views are his own. A ...

The author weighs in on the meaning of art, self-deception and the ego-preserving mental exercises that nearly all humans ...

Scientists warn that rapid advances in AI and neurotechnology are outpacing our understanding of consciousness, creating serious ethical risks. New research argues that developing scientific tests for ...

Anyone who works in a “helping profession” can experience compassion fatigue — physicians, nurses, psychologists, social workers, even first responders. Every specialty is vulnerable, from palliative ...