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Talk to Yourself Like You Would Your Best Friend
Recent research suggests that speaking kindly to yourself helps you cope with challenging situations. But how exactly do you change self-talk?
Read MoreIncrease Empathy
Increase Empathy is one of the core competencies in the Six Seconds Model of Emotional Intelligence. It means recognizing and appropriately responding to others’ emotions. By actively practicing empathy, people are empowered to deepen their relationships with others. Empathy is the ability to put yourself in someone else’s shoes and understand how they feel. It’s a remarkable ability – and opportunity – to form an emotional connection that fuels insight, trust, and helps us solve problems together.
Illuminate: Want Empathy? 3 Phrases To Ask for It
We all need a good listening ear sometimes. But how do we get it when it isn’t offered? Here are three phrases to communicate the need for empathy with others. Try them out!
Read MoreThe Best Valentine’s Gift? A Big Box of EMPATHY
This Valentine’s Day, give your lover, spouse, or best friend what they really deserve: Your undivided attention. Empathy means listening without fixing, talking about your stories, or wondering what will happen next on your favorite TV show. Learn how to be more empathetic with this post.
Read MoreIlluminate: Grow Self-Acceptance With These Four Techniques
Who would you be if you accepted yourself? In this last post about perfectionism, you will explore a tangible, research-backed exercise for increasing self-compassion. Take a moment to give to yourself today.
Read Moreilluminate: can you create a more compassionate world this new year?
Emotional intelligence is peeking beneath the surface of an emotion (even anger!) to understand the vulnerability and pain from which the emotion explodes. This Illuminate offers a concrete step for practicing compassion with others whose behaviors cause pain and hurt.
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