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Best Psychology Books: Top 20 Books To Improve Your Life
Here are the top 20 psychology books to help you understand your mind (and improve your life). This list will help you decide which psychology books are best for you. Read more...
How to Host a Fun, Healthy, & Sober Social Event
As a culture, we tend to rely on alcohol (and perhaps a little too much) to have a good time – with everything from the Big Night Out to dinner with friends often conducted with a glass in hand. For this reason, it can be intimidating to imagine how you can maintain your social life if you’ve decided to cut down on drinking. But in reality, it’s actually more than possible unleash a whole new lease of life into your social calendar with amazing sober events, and this guide will tell you how. Read more...
How To Overcome Stress With CBD, Meditation, And Yoga
Take a quick moment to think of the things that are currently causing stress in your life… Is it more than you can count on a single hand? You’re not alone. Read more...
5 Ways Strengthening Relationships with Older Family Members Can Boost Your Well-Being
t is no secret that the bonds between parents and children can have a positive effect on physical and emotional health. But often we fail to consider the impact that similar bonds with other older family members can have on our lives and well-being. Read more...
The Mental Health Struggle For Millennials
Our nation is facing a mental health crisis. Based on new research findings, Millennials are grappling with significant mental health issues, however they are not alone. Millions of Americans are affected by a mental health condition, and every year we are seeing more individuals suffer from depression, anxiety, stress, and other mental health issues. Read more...
The Best Methods For Seniors Looking To Rekindle Their Spirit
Do you ever feel like growing older and wiser is weighing you down instead of lifting you up? All too often, aging can seem like an unfriendly process with the potential for mental and physical decline. However, there are ways to take control of your health. Read on for important advice for seniors who are struggling to keep their spirits up. Read more...
How To Make Positive Memories
Did you know that you can boost your positivity just by memorizing positive words? Cool huh? I did a study a few years ago where we asked people to spend about 10 minutes memorizing positive words. They did it again for homework one more time that week. Read more...
How To Find Yourself: 5 Steps To Finding Your True Self
Finding our true selves can feel like a huge risk now that we live in a world where everyone is presenting themselves as perfect, attractive, and happy online. What if we don’t feel like we are any of these things? Will finding ourselves (and the being ourselves) scare people away? Read more...
The 6 Best Ways To Beat Stress When You're Already Stressed Out
Are you feeling stressed out? These days, just about everyone is. Luckily, there are hundreds of ways to reduce stress. But how do you know which ones to choose when your time is already stretched to the max. Read more...
Take Care Of Yourself: 13 Practices For Taking Better Care Of You
Practicing self-care isn’t always easy; for those of us who lead busy lifestyles, have stressful jobs, or are raising families that need lots of attention, it can be tricky to work in me-time. Not only that, you may feel guilty about taking moments out of your day to focus on yourself when there are other things to be done. However, it’s so important to make sure you take good care of your body, mind, and soul every day, not just when you get sick. Read more...
Are You At Risk For Burnout?
I have been hesitating to write about work-life balance because it is one of the aspects of well-being that I have the hardest time implementing in my own life. As a happiness researcher and consultant, I really do try to practice what I preach. But work-life balance is something I often work at for short bursts before I end up backsliding into workaholism. I know that I am not the only one with this difficulty. Read more...
101 Ways To Get Happier
You're here because you want to know what actually makes you happy. Maybe you've read some posts on happiness or some quotes on positive thinking. So you already know that there are lots of ways to get happier. But what do you do, exactly, to get happier? Read more...
7 Surprising Ways To Destress
Most people will find that even the most effective de-stressing techniques stop working after awhile. This phenomenon is known as hedonic adaptation. And the best way to beat hedonic adaptation is to try something new. Read more...
4 Memory-Emotion Links That May Affect Well-Being
We tend to think of memory as a useful cognitive ability. It helps us get things done, helps us keep track of our meetings, and helps us from having too many sticky note reminders on our desks. Most of us are less familiar with how memory affects our emotions. Memory, it turns out, is just as important for our emotional lives as it is for other cognitive processes. Read more...
Reduce Your Stress By Borrowing an Outsider's Perspective
Self-distancing refers to our ability to view our own experiences from an outsider’s perspective. For example, you might try to look at your situation as if you were “a fly on the wall” or as if you were someone else who is witnessing the event from afar. The ability to think about your experiences from a more detached point of view, rather than an immersed point of view, keeps you from getting overly invested in your negative emotions. Read more... 7 Ways To Live Life With Purpose
People who have a sense of purpose feel that there is some ultimate reason for their existence and so they feel good about how they are living their lives. But what gives people a sense of purpose is different for different people. Which ones work for you? Read more...
What Are Your Strengths? Find Out From Your Friends
One of the key tenants of positive psychology is an emphasis on strengths rather than weaknesses. In recent years, the focus on "strengths" has gained scientific support with positive psychology interventions that included building character strengths now having been shown to reduce depression and increase happiness. Read more...
Self-Care Activities
Sometimes, finding ways to take care of yourself takes a little creativity. You can always save a few bucks and drop a couple of pounds by cutting out fast-food stops and your daily vanilla latte, but there’s more to self-care than that. It also requires a broader view, a more comprehensive solution, and a thoughtful combination of physical activity and healthy eating habits. Read more...
Virtual Reality Relaxation: Reduce Anxiety with Well-Being Apps
Anxiety is the most common mental health issue in the US, affecting a whopping 18% of the population, or 40 million adults. Anxiety symptoms cost $42 billion per year, and make up roughly 30% of our country's total mental health costs. People with anxiety disorders are 3-5 times more likely to go to the doctor, often for anxiety symptoms that are mistaken for physical illnesses. But, traditional anxiety treatments are expensive, inaccessible, and underutilized. To help people reduce anxiety, we need to start thinking outside of the therapist’s office. Read more...
Why Develop Intuition? Intuitive Decisions Tend To Be The Right Ones
You hear it all the time; "Trust yourself, "Listen to your gut", "What does your intuition say?" Whatever you call it - call it a gut response, call it intuition - it helps guide us to make better decisions. This type of knowledge is thought to be a product of normal brain activity - a reflex of sorts. The body's reflexes are essential in helping us make good decisions. Read more...
Is a Calorie Really Just a Calorie?
Calories count. But a calorie is not always a calorie. Different calories are digested differently and how they are digested depends who you are. Read on to learn more about what calories really are. Read more...
8 Glasses of Water A Day: Truth, Myth, or Scam?
How much water per day does a person really need? Should you drink 8 glasses of water every day? Should it be more or should it be less? Learn more about the history of water requirements. Read more...
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