compassion

Medical journalist Olivia Campbell joins us this morning to discuss her new book, "Women in White Coats," the little-known true story of three pioneering…

Why spend countless hours indoors in front of screens when being in nature feels so good? In learning why and how to nurture our emotional connection with…

In "Work, Love, and Learning in Utopia: Equality Reimagined," psychological anthropologist Martin Schoenhals argues that the negative emotions of sadness,…

Christie Watson was a registered nurse for twenty years before writing full time. Her first novel, "Tiny Sunbirds Far Away," won the Costa First Novel…

David DeSteno is a professor of psychology at Northeastern University, where he directs the Social Emotions Group. He is a fellow of the Association for…

In the new book, "Robert F. Kennedy: Ripples Of Hope," Kerry Kennedy pays homage to her father’s life and legacy through incisive interviews with heads of…

Patricia A. Nugent is the author of The Live On: Saying Goodbye to Mom and Dad, a compilation of poems and vignettes about caregiving for and losing a…

At a time when economies are failing around the world, gun violence is tearing through the headlines, and people are taking advantage of storm ravaged…

At a time when economies are failing around the world and gun violence is tearing through the headlines, it's hard to find and extend compassion for those…