Self-Compassion Preferable to Self-Esteem Mark Leary of Duke University Explains
Lady Sharon | January 5, 2010
Self-Compassion Self-compassion is extending compassion towards one’s self in times of hurt, failure, pain or suffering. It differs from self-esteem, which involves a person’s overall evaluation or appraisal of his/her own worth. In times of crisis, which benefits us the most? Mark R. Leary, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke University, NC, [...]
