What Really Is Compassion Compassion is defined as a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering. When we consider it a bit more deeply, what it’s really describing is...
Survivors of trauma go through life with a story of how they experienced–and conquered–trauma. Every story is different, and even in the same event, each survivor has a different experience. They all shape a new life afterward (because one cannot return to...
After surviving a traumatic event or experience, it can be incredibly difficult to change how you see yourself. It can become all consuming: Why did this happen? Why did this person do this to me? Why can’t I get over it? Why? Why? Why? It’s true that part of your...
Humans are truly social beings and to be honest, touch may be one of the most significant actions which make us human. From the time we’re born, children thrive with the physical connection from family members, and in both friendship and romantic relationships, we...
Compassion – the sensitivity to others’ distress with a desire to alleviate it. Seems pretty simple. We’re all different, so we have varying amounts. Some are more attuned to other’s experiences and feelings, others less so. Add to that that we balance our...
