25 Mar 2026
Listening to Your Body: What Interoception Is and Why It Matters
There is a kind of knowing that does not come from thinking. It’s so quick, it arrives before words, before analysis, before you have had a chance to reason your way to a …
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Self-Compassion
Articles tagged self-compassion from the Excel Psychology team.
23 Mar 2026
How Your Personality Shapes Your Relationships and Mental Health
This is Part 2 of a three-part series on personality and the Big Five. If you haven’t already, start with Part 1, which introduces the five traits and includes a link to the …
23 Mar 2026
Who Are You, Really? An Introduction to the Big Five Personality Traits
This is Part 1 of a three-part series on personality and the Big Five. Part 2 explores how personality shows up in relationships and mental health. Part 3 looks at personality in …
02 Mar 2026
Self-Compassion Isn’t Selfish: Why It Matters for Women’s Mental Health
International Women’s Day is often a celebration of strength, achievement, and resilience. Yet behind many women’s accomplishments sits a quieter reality: exhaustion, …
29 May 2024
Taming your Inner Critic: A Journey to Mental Well-Being
Do you ever find yourself trapped in a cycle of self-doubt and criticism? That relentless voice inside your head that picks apart every decision, every action, leaving you feeling …
13 Oct 2021
Exposing our Inner Critic
It’s likely that every day you hear someone else calling themselves “stupid” or “idiot” when they make a small mistake. Conversely, if they did something well, they might use …