Nov 18, 2025 · Compassion literally means “to suffer together.” Among emotion researchers, it is defined as the feeling that arises when you are confronted with another’s …

Nov 20, 2025 · Compassion literally means “to suffer together.” Among emotion researchers, it is defined as the feeling that arises when you are confronted with another’s …

Jul 24, 2013 · Compassion research is at a tipping point: Overwhelming evidence suggests compassion is good for our health and good for the world.

Jan 16, 2013 · Compassion is a powerful moral emotion—it moves us to care for the suffering of others, and enables us to live cooperatively with one another. Yet we live in a society of constant …

Apr 24, 2018 · You likely never learned in school that you can intentionally strengthen inner skills such as compassion. The good news is that there are specific habits that you can practice in order to …

Sep 7, 2012 · A recent gathering of compassion researchers reveals new discoveries about how and why humans help each other.

Oct 21, 2024 · How Self-Compassion Can Help You Deal With Stress According to new research, self-compassion may help people use more effective coping strategies and in turn feel better.

What is compassion? And how did it evolve? In this review, we integrate 3 evolutionary arguments that converge on the hypothesis that compassion evolved as a distinct affective experience whose …

Sep 4, 2013 · Take our quiz! Taking that step—breaking out of the anger loop—requires intention. And that intention is a key to cultivating compassion. Compassion is rooted deeper in brain systems …

Dec 9, 2024 · New research is beginning to investigate the links between self-compassion and compassion toward others.