
Self-Compassion Through the Holidays
The holiday season is quickly approaching, and while this time of year tends to bring out our merriment and empathy, it can also be incredibly taxing on our relationship with ourselves. Experts say that compassion towards others will internally reward us with feelings of happiness, connection, and joy, but we struggle to treat ourselves with the same level of compassion that we would give towards a loved one or stranger. We live in a culture where impossibly high personal ex