Dress Rehearsal of the Mind: How to Overcome Anxiety & Build Confidence
I have always been a little skeptical of visualization techniques. The idea of telling someone to visualize winning the lottery, marrying George Clooney or...
Don’t Let A Single Story Define You: Rewriting Your Past
When I was in training to become a psychiatrist, an old-school mastermind in the field asked the class what I thought was an obvious...
The Paradox of Horror: Why We Love To Be Afraid
Why do some people love to be afraid? Psychologists tell us we are pleasure-seeking and pain-avoiding creatures and yet many are drawn to scary...
Can Music Make You a Better Person
Psychologists, social scientists and even ancient philosophers have long theorized that music has the power to change our lives. None of them, however, has...
The Science-Backed Power of Clothes
When I was a little girl, I loved playing dress-up. It didn’t take much. A red napkin magically became a superhero’s cape, and I...
Why Chasing Happiness Can Make You Unhappy
We are constantly reminded of the benefits of being happy: Happy people are more successful, have better sex, have more friends, have better bodies—the...