Author name: U-Thrive Educational Services

Explore the transformative role of self-compassion in combating the rising rates of loneliness, anxiety, and perfectionism on college campuses. In this 30-minute Lunch & Learn, staff psychologist at Harvard University’s Counseling and Mental Health Service, author, coach, and U-Thrive Educational Services Key Contributor, Dr. Tara Cousineau highlights why students often avoid self-kindness, the core principles of self-compassion, and simple, effective research-based practices to help them thrive academically and emotionally.

Intellectual humility has important implications for the degree to which people are open to new information, think carefully about the evidence for their beliefs, treat people who disagree with them respectfully, and behave in ways that promote positive social relationships. This session will examine the nature and causes of low and high intellectual humility, its

Failure is a fundamental part of the process of learning and development, but it is often penalized in school and other achievement situations. This makes many young people fear failure and avoid situations where they might fail, even if they are interested in the topic. In this 30-minute Lunch & Learn, Santa Clara University Professor