Optimistic thinking is a resiliency skill that helps people to overcome adversity and reach life goals. Remember the old metaphor “Is the glass is half-full or half-empty?” This is a perfect example ...

Dreams have been described as dress rehearsals for real life, opportunities to gratify wishes, and a form of nocturnal therapy. A new theory aims to make sense of it all. Guest Blog by Talya Steinberg ...

Guest columnist Emma Trost is a recent Baldwin Wallace University graduate with a major in psychology and minors in neuroscience and statistics. A Norwalk, Ohio, native, she was also a member of the ...

We're often told we are responsible for our own happiness. But in challenging situations, a UC Riverside study not only demonstrates the benefits of positive reframing - finding a "silver lining" - ...

This article originally appeared in Science of Us. There’s a deep well of encouraging phrases most people turn to when trying to cheer up a friend or loved one: “You’ll do better next time.” Or “It’s ...

Challenges and hardships are inevitable in both personal and professional life. How we perceive and respond to life’s roller coaster often determines our overall well-being and success. And that takes ...

This small mindset shift rooted in emotional intelligence can have a big impact. Challenges and hardships are part of life. What sets emotionally intelligent people apart isn’t that they avoid ...