Today, external validation often dictates our choices and decisions, and the journey to trusting oneself can feel like a radical act of self-love and empowerment. But how does one cultivate this ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. The word “gaslighting” has caught fire in the past few years. It's deployed during fights with romantic ...

Imagine your dad was a bully. If so, when you were a child, he might have withheld affection and warmth and been quick to be critical if things didn’t go his way. As an adult, you would find yourself ...

Self-compassion reduces our feelings of shame and self-doubt. We explore a practice to help quiet our inner critic with kindness. Description: Self-compassion reduces our feelings of shame and ...

From the time we’re young, many of us are taught to measure our worth by how others respond to us — gold stars, applause, praise for hitting milestones. That early conditioning can follow us into ...

Loving yourself sounds simple, but for many of us, knowing where to start is a mystery. The truth is, you may not have been taught how to love yourself. In fact, you may have been taught the opposite ...

One of the hardest life lessons we must learn is how to move on. If you’re lucky, you will have a supportive group of friends who not-so-covertly suggest that you dump your boyfriend, especially if he ...