Cowritten by Zamfira Parincu and Tchiki Davis, Ph.D. Emotional support is an intentional verbal and nonverbal way to show care and affection for another. By providing emotional support to another ...

At the end of March, our team at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence, along with our colleagues at the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), launched a survey to ...

Giving emotional support is a way of helping people feel connected and less alone. Being emotionally supportive is not always easy, and different situations call for different types of support.

Helping someone who is experiencing abuse is not always easy. You can focus on providing support by offering a safe and judgment-free space, being patient, and letting them know they are not alone.

Over the last year, my brother, my mother, a close friend, and six relatives have died. A couple of weeks after my brother’s death, I felt terribly guilty. I suddenly realized that, until that point, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. Caregiving has always been important to families, friends and ...

Ruchi Kulhari is a senior VP, Human Resources, at CoForge. She has over 20 years of expertise in HR strategy, implementation and metrics. As leaders, we want to support our employees at every stage of ...