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....
How Much Does Happiness Cost?
We know that money can’t buy you happiness. In an effort to understand the link between money and well-being, psychologists Elizabeth Dunn and Michael...
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...
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...
The One Question Therapists Don’t Often Ask–but Should
It takes a great deal of courage to make an appointment with a psychiatrist. Oftentimes there is a lag between obtaining a therapist’s number...
Instead of Asking “What do I want?” Ask This Instead
What do you want out of life? Every once in a while it is important to reflect upon what you are doing with your...