Compassion is a term that most people understand as having sympathy or concern for others in distress. Compassion can be seen in a person in numerous ways such as supporting someone during their tough ...

If you’re human, the chances are good that you’ve felt “not [fill-in-the-blank] enough” at some point in your life. We all have. Some of us learned from a young age that love and belonging were ...

Last week, I had my six-month checkup at the dentist office. As I am sure many can sympathize with, it’s hardly a day I anticipate with eagerness. Thankfully, I don’t dread it as much as I once did.

Addiction is often viewed with judgment and a lack of compassion. The author recounts a story of a young woman struggling with addiction and her desire to change. The article emphasizes the importance ...

Compassion is defined as the recognition of suffering and the urge to take action to relieve that suffering. Those who engage in compassion as a formal practice believe in seeing all humans as ...

Empathy has quickly become the new leadership buzzword. Some experts even debate the effectiveness of empathy versus compassion. My work in the field of human care and connection began after a long ...

1 in 7 of my medical patients dies. But I don’t want to stop grieving or hoping. Euphraim is about 30 years old, but the wheelchair he rides into my consulting room is older than that and much the ...

Editor's note: The following is a collaborative reflection by Marissa Flores Madden and Bernadette Madden, told from the perspective of Marissa, who works at Catholic Charities Family Immigration ...

We're all tired and could do with a four-day working week... and have a lot going on in our personal lives. But, while you may have heard of burnout (where prolonged stress affects our wellbeing), ...