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By Mayo Clinic Staff (Mayoclinic.org): Can simply sharing kindness on a regular basis help your health? Research says yes, in more ways than you might guess.

By Emma Seppala (Greatergood.berkeley.edu): Compassion research is at a tipping point: Overwhelming evidence suggests compassion is good for our health and good for the world.

By Shauna Shapiro (Greatergood.berkeley.edu) Change can be hard. But if we practice self-compassion, it’s much more likely we’ll succeed. Shauna Shapiro is a professor, author, and internationally recognized expert in mindfulness and compassion.

By Psychologist, Jeremy Dean, PhD, founder and author of PsyBlog. He holds a doctorate in psychology from University College London and two other advanced degrees in psychology.

By Mayo Clinic Staff (MayoClinic.org): Low self-esteem can negatively affect virtually every facet of your life, including your relationships, your job and your health. But you can boost your self-esteem by taking cues from types of mental health counseling.

By Lolly Daskal, President and CEO, Lead From Within (Inc.com) Self-esteem is the reputation we acquire with ourselves.

By Teresa Mason (YogiApproved.com): The most important relationship you will ever have is your relationship with yourself. When your relationship with yourself is out of whack, other relationships can feel out of whack too. What if, sometimes, you don’t see the wonderful, rockstar human that you are? When low self esteem hits hard, how do you fight back and regain your confidence? The exercises in this article require awareness and a little time in order to mindfully connect with your best self. When you make this commitment to your higher self, anything is possible!

For your convenience, an excerpt from "What is Self-Esteem? A Psychologist Explains" by Courtney E. Ackerman (PositivePsychology.com)

For your convenience, an excerpt from "What is Self-Esteem? A Psychologist Explains" by Courtney E. Ackerman (PositivePsychology.com)

By Leslie Turnbull (TheWeek.com): Leslie Turnbull is a Harvard-educated anthropologist with over 20 years' experience as a development officer and consultant. When she moved to Hawaii, she learned that the meaning of "aloha" is much more than about being nice. She learned it's also about how people connect with each other and the relationship we have with everything in the universe around us.

For your convenience, an excerpt from the article, "What is Self-Esteem? A Psychologist Explains" by Courtney E. Ackerman, MSc. (PositivePsychology.com)

For your convenience, this is an excerpt from "What is Self-Esteem? A Psychologist Explains" by Courtney E. Ackerman (PositivePsychology.com)