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Changes in your diet, morning rituals and the Danish approach to creating a warm atmosphere can help combat the winter …

It’s normal to have fears and doubts in your relationship, but Tennesha Wood, dating coach, matchmaker, and founder of The Broom …

Despair in the winter months can point to a serious condition. Experts recommend light boxes, earlier wake-up times and therapy. …

Finding a good therapist can feel like searching for a needle in a haystack – next to impossible. The truth? …

While some people have a strong sense of who they are, others may be left feeling that they don’t really …

The new normal is coming just in time for a safe and social redo of last year’s isolated summer. With …

The relationship between resilience and mental health Having solid mental health doesn’t mean that you never go through bad times …

Whether you can’t get motivated to clean your house or you just aren’t feeling motivated to lose weight, a lack …

For as much freedom as living by yourself can provide, it can also make you feel lonely at times. “One can …

Emotions can play an important role in how we think and behave. The emotions we feel each day can compel …

The self-esteem movement has swept through Western culture over the past 50 years, with parents and teachers alike doubling down …

We all have an inner critic. At times this little voice can actually be helpful and keep us motivated toward …

People who have greater levels of self-compassion tend to be more motivated, less lazy, and more successful over time. But …

Although we’ve come a long way throughout history by gaining the right to work and vote, there is still an …

Figuring out how to do what’s best for your mental health is about more than taking a bubble bath or …

Let’s face it: Valentine’s Day can be a tough day for single people. Whether you’re yearning for a romantic partner …

Be yourself, but slightly more expressive. It is important that clients feel your presence as if you were in the …

Getting angry? Try a practice called self-distancing to help resolve conflict. Your heart races. Your blood pressure soars. You can …

You used to go on girls’ trips to Iceland. Now you have a baby. How to keep your old friendships …

Can I make it through August in New York City? Each year like clockwork, my therapist leaves the city for …

If I say “casual relationships,” what comes to your mind? Maybe a one-night stand, or friends with benefits? How about …

The number of people dying by suicide in the U.S. has been rising, and a new study shows that the …

Have you ever found yourself dwelling on an insult or fixating on your mistakes? Criticisms often have a greater impact …

Passion can be a gift or a curse. Passion can be an energizing, fulfilling force, the stuff upon which businesses …

A new book reviews some of the pressures girls face in today’s culture and what we can do to help …

Women tend to have more youthful brains than their male counterparts — at least when it comes to metabolism. While …

Our underlying beliefs about emotions, whether or not we’re aware of the, can affect our happiness in life. Emotions can …

Crying is a natural human response to joy, stress or sadness. But what if you don’t want to let the …

Theory of mind is an important social-cognitive skill that involves the ability to think about mental states, both your own …

As an undergraduate at the University of Arizona, Kristy vanMarle knew she wanted to go to grad school for psychology, …

What exactly is flow? Imagine for a moment that you are running a race. Your attention is focused on the …

There’s new evidence that a woman’s levels of female sex hormones, including estrogen and progesterone, can influence her risk of …

“Freeze Your Eggs, Free Your Career,” announced the headline of a Bloomberg Businessweek cover story in 2014. It was the …

The way parents and teachers praise children is known to influence not only their future performance, but how they feel …

Small amounts of exercise could have an outsize effect on happiness. According to a new review of research about good …

A new book explains the psychology of time and how to harness it for greater well-being. Are you a morning …

After surgery to treat her epilepsy severed the connection between the two halves of her brain, Karen’s left hand took …

Happy New Year, you! Now that the champagne has gone flat and the Christmas tree is off to be mulched, …

Our public schools are struggling to handle millions of students with mental health problems. Here’s why. A mental health disorder …

Our culture has changed immensely as a result of the smartphone. We can get reassurance for every doubt just by …

The New Yorker cartoonist once saw her career going over a waterfall. Four decades as a working artist later, and …

The disintegration of Jake’s life took him by surprise. It happened early in his junior year of high school, while …

An estimated 4 percent of Americans have food allergies, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has concluded that …

‘‘Keep your limbs away from your body,’’ says Deborah H Gruenfeld, a social psychologist who teaches at Stanford University. Some …

This is a story about conflicting medical advice. One group of doctors, represented by the American College of Obstetricians and …

In this short talk, Arianna Huffington shares a small idea that can awaken much bigger ones: the power of a …

Every Wednesday, after my husband left for work, Everest and I headed out for a movie date. “Wild” was a …

Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses — and shares the radical idea that, …

Many of our relationships begin with that moment when our eyes meet and we realise the other person is looking …