Self-Attitudes Lab

A common misconception is that self-compassion and self-esteem are the same. In this article, psychology professor at the University of Texas Kristen Neff differentiates between the two and explains how we can boost compassion for ourselves.

http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2016/05/why-self-compassion-works-better-than-self-esteem/481473/

Forget Self-Esteem—Try Self-Compassion Instead Trying to boost your own ego is largely pointless. Here's what works better.

New study suggests anorexia nervosa may be better explained as pleasure of thinness, rather than fear of gaining weight.

Anorexia nervosa: Pleasure at getting thin more than fear of getting fat Anorexia nervosa might not be explained by fear of gaining weight, but by the pleasure of losing it, say researchers, adding that the phenomenon might be genetically influenced. The work challenges the notion of fear of weight gain in anorexia patients.

Body image and self-compassion | Gustafson - Auburn Reporter "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels," the iconic supermodel Kate Moss once famously said, presumably suggesting that no indulgence is worth the damage it does to a slim figure.