Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The greatest gift Marcus Rivers says you can give yourself is kindness. He takes in the Slater Memorial Park holiday display.

This summer I’ve felt disconnected from the things I usually enjoy. I’ve done many of them — running, swimming, hiking, foraging, camping, exploring new places, reading, relaxing in my hammock, ...

Remember “tough love”? It was all the rage in the ‘80s and legitimized unkind or even cruel behaviors in pursuit of persuading a loved one to change their behavior. “Positive narratives of tough love ...

I recently returned from co-leading our Essential Skills for New Managers program at Poynter, where we emphasize a simple truth: Leadership is not a technical skill. It’s a human one. As I reflect on ...

"Lend yourself to others, but give yourself to yourself." ~ Michel de Montaigne "How are you?" I was meeting a friend whom I see not nearly as often as I'd like, so we had a lot to catch up on. "The ...

For many people, the December holiday season brings an impressively mixed bag of emotional experience that can range from the beautiful to the brutal, and includes varying shades of joy and sorrow, ...

Loving yourself sounds simple, but for many of us, knowing where to start is a mystery. The truth is, you may not have been taught how to love yourself. In fact, you may have been taught the opposite ...

Something I am constantly reminding myself is that it’s okay to give yourself grace. Especially on short, cold, winter days. I had the luxury of growing up in one of the warmest states in the country: ...