What Are The Building Blocks of a Good Life?

I spent years studying damage, deficit and dysfunction in the human mind. I don’t remember once in my training hearing the words “joy,” “awe”...

You Are Capable of More Than You Think

Whenever anyone wants to make some serious changes in their life, conventional wisdom holds that they should focus on one thing at a time....

7 Ways Cognitive Distortion May Be Bending You Out of Shape

"My depression had grown on me as that vine had conquered the oak; a sucking thing that had wrapped itself around me, ugly and...

Athlete or Not, Science Says to Do This if You Want to Keep Your...

A free throw in basketball is an intensely stressful situation. All eyes are on the player. Will they or won’t they sink the shot?...

The Best Tool I Know to Manage Anxiety

Not being able to predict how something will turn out—a job, a relationship, a health concern, or even a pandemic—is stressful and can be...

How To Be More Optimistic

"It's just bleak out there." My patient was referring to the weather and also her general outlook. "Bleak" captures the way many people are...