December 2023

I use and advocate for all sorts of daily practices. In fact, I've written a whole series (10 in fact!) of Audible audiobooks on habits (beginning with Habits for Happiness and Habits for Happiness at work, then on to Habits for Greatness and even Habits for...

12 December, 2023

I have mixed feelings about affirmations. For one thing, the research support is mixed. Positive affirmations can definitely be helpful, and contribute to happiness and success, BUT ONLY IF they're realistic. So yes, I advocate for positive affirmations but ...

11 December, 2023

I recently wrote about the existence of tension in life (HERE). In this post, I mostly wrote about the fact that we can feel more than one feeling at any point in time, and that those feelings might even seem incongruent. We can, for example,...

04 December, 2023

In another summary / update post, I'm happy to share just a few of the articles I've seen this week that touch on happiness, positive psychology, resilience, mental health and any / all related topics. I hope you find something here that might be helpful...

02 December, 2023

It would be inaccurate to say it's a "new" problem; because "black and white" or "dichotomous" thinking has been around for a long time. As someone who's experienced depression for much of my life, I'm very familiar with it (not in a good way)! Psychologists...

01 December, 2023