We all experience some adversity in life, but what makes some of us better able to walk away from trauma and suffering seemingly unscathed? Resilience defines our ability to resist adverse outcomes... Read more »
“Longevity” is the flexible term that can either mean just “lifespan” or both lifespan and healthspan—years spent in good health. The internet is flooded with articles that claim to tell you how... Read more »
When I first meet a patient, I ask a question that often catches them off guard: “What’s your secret?” Specifically, I’ll ask, “Given everything you’ve described—the stress, losses, or hardships that brought... Read more »
Do you feel like you are constantly running just to stay in the same place? You check your email every five minutes. You answer Slack messages instantly. You have ten tabs open.... Read more »
Dictionary.com just declared the slang term “6-7” the word of the year. But what does it mean? Source link Read more »
When I started researching anxiety for my book Embracing Anxiety, I came up against a big problem: Everyone I talked to confused anxiety with panic! Friends and family, therapists and counselors, doctors,... Read more »
A Case Example Dora and Dennis are a composite couple from my office. They’re wildly in love, but they’ve sought premarital therapy because they’re fighting over wedding plans. Dennis arrives for the... Read more »
I’ve often written on this blog about the complicated connection between money, purpose, and happiness. Some studies suggest that income relates to happiness up to a point, but the most enduring research... Read more »
I was thinking of starting this post by asking you to cue the 1980s Laura Branigan hit “Self Control”—except this version of self-control won’t have you losing your mind in the middle... Read more »
Imagine you had a superpower but didn’t realize it? How much would you be missing out? Whether you notice it or not, some things come more easily to you than they do... Read more »