People treat their self-criticism as though it’s part of themselves, like their eye color,” says Rachel Turow, a ...

Like many other humans, I’ve felt depressed at times. But my periods of depression have had markedly different flavors: grieving a romantic relationship, “hitting the wall” during COVID, and ...

Many of us admire self-criticism. We view this trait as a strong testimony for scrupulousness, honesty, responsibility, and integrity, four highly coveted moral virtues. We also deem self-criticism as ...

You miss a deadline, forget an important birthday, say the wrong thing in a meeting: all these can induce a cycle of severe self-criticism, also known as negative self-talk. You might think being hard ...

We’ve all been there before... You’re in the middle of a job interview, a coffee meeting with a potential client, a sales pitch, or just a lunch with a few colleagues and you start rambling. You go on ...

Do you perseverate over personal setbacks, failures, or whatever makes you feel inadequate? Do you berate yourself for feeling upset about what’s wrong in your life, with other people, or the world, ...

Selena Gomez has spoken openly about the therapy she uses to protect her self-esteem from criticism about her body. Discover ...

Democracy is incompatible with class-divided economic systems. Masters rule in slavery, lords in feudalism, and employers in capitalism. Whatever forms of government (including ...