Emotional intelligence is an essential trait and skill for healthcare professionals. Mindfulness
meditation has proved to be effective in increasing the wellbeing of those who practice it …

Highlights•Security priming helps understanding internal working models.•Security priming
is generally associated with beneficial effects.•Guided imagery and visualization are …

This is the authoritative guide to conducting the Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) program,
which provides powerful tools for coping with life challenges and enhancing emotional well …

Background Bodily changes after breast cancer treatment can lead to long‐term distress.
Self‐compassion, the ability to be kind to oneself, is an internal resource that may enhance a …

Mental health professionals provide better care to their clients when they care for
themselves. This acclaimed highly practical guide--now revised and expanded with even …

Research has shown that a variety of life events are associated with changes in adult
attachment styles. What is unknown, however, is the extent to which those changes are …

Mindfulness can be measured as an individual trait, which varies between individuals. In
recent years, research has investigated the overlap between trait mindfulness and …

This paper represents an attempt to highlight the paradoxes of mindfulness practice.
Because mindfulness is a subtle form of awareness that does not stem from rational …

Numerous studies have found mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) to be useful for a
range of problems including anxiety, pain, and coping with a medical illness. As the field …

Attachment theory emphasizes both the importance of the availability of caring, supportive
relationship partners, beginning in infancy, for developing a sense of safety and security …