Unlock Your Resilience
If the subway is pulling away just as you reach the platform do you take it personally? Will it affect the rest of your...
8 Strategies to Outsmart the Sunday Blues
If Sundays make you sad, you are not alone. According to a survey, seventy-six percent of Americans dread the end of the weekend.
Sunday evenings...
Just Do It: A Counterintuitive Approach to Feeling Good
As a psychiatrist I spent years trying to change how people think. I thought if I could help them become more open-minded, less judgmental...
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...
It is What It is? Or is It?
"It is what it is.” This hackneyed phrase is on repeat in your head and odds are, you don’t even know it. We rarely...
Does Appearance Matter?
It was junior year of high school when I discovered the boy I had a crush on had a crush on someone else. Heartbroken,...