Self-compassion linked to better mental health in women experiencing infertility
A systematic review links self-compassion with lower distress and better coping among women experiencing infertility. Infertility can be emotionally brutal. Shame can pile on. Self-compassion may offer support. Quick summary What the study found: The systematic review, The influence of self-compassion on the mental health and well-being of women experiencing infertility: a systematic review, included […]
Self-kindness linked to later mental well-being in repeated-measures study
Self-kindness stood out among self-compassion traits as the strongest predictor of later self-rated mental well-being. Self-compassion is not one thing. This paper separated its parts. Self-kindness stood out. Quick summary What the study found: The paper The relationship between self-compassion and mental health: A repeated measures investigation analyzed 232 participants at two time points and […]