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...

Q & A With Dr. Boardman: How To Mend A Broken Heart

Q: A recent breakup has left me struggling to move on. How do I get to a stronger place besides waiting it out? Breakups are...

What Can You Control?

Let go of the things that are beyond your control and focus on these instead: 1. Your Attention Think of your attention as a flashlight....

Sunshine: Cutting-Edge Medicine

For many years, I had a dark and dingy office with a soot-smeared window in a sterile hospital building. It was minimalist, to say...

What Are the Three Key Ingredients of a Good Day?

I recently came across a paper outlining the three key ingredients to a day well spent: 1. Do Something Alone Such as reading, listening to music,...

Throw Money At It

“There just isn’t enough time in the day,” explained Jennifer, a new patient. Jennifer had initially come to see me because of a conflict...