How Comforting Others Helps You with Your Own Struggles
According to two new studies, we need practice dealing with our difficult feelings—and we get it from helping other people manage their own.
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How to Give to Others without Burning Out
Research suggests that self-care can reduce stress and exhaustion—if we know how to practice it.
How to Stay Empathic without Suffering So Much
Four steps to a healthier, more helpful, and more sustainable form of empathy.
Can Empathy Protect You from Burnout?
A new study suggests more empathic police officers are less likely to become discouraged and demoralized.
How to Be Successful and Still Compassionate
A new book argues that helping others can actually help us achieve more.
What Don’t We Know about Gratitude and Youth?
Gratitude helped Giacomo Bono survive a childhood disease. Now he’s trying to understand how to help kids cultivate thankfulness.
Why 2016 Was Actually One of the Best Years on Record
World poverty continued to decline in 2016, and researchers learned more and more about how to help the poor.
Ten Inspiring Moments from 2016
We remember acts of self-sacrifice, compassion, heroism, and forgiveness from the past year.