Life Force

The qualitative features and characteristics of being a trusted conversation partner are not considered as integral part of our professional working and living habits. This also seems to be the case in our professional careers, where we tend to put emotions aside and become results-oriented. To become better ‘dialoguers’, however, requires a different way of being and exchanging. The handbook ‘fruitful intentions for an open and quality (research) exchange’ addresses this and offers an action perspective to explore.

Self-compassion is about being kind to yourself without judging. The tricky thing is that from an early age, we have learned to step into a certain pattern of expectations and to be critical of ourselves. However, caring about yourself makes it easier to stand firm in difficult situations and accept your humanity at the same time. As such it is a must-have. Where to start?