Jun 30, 2015 | Life Lessons, Positive Psychology
In the darkest moments of my life, I had come to the recognition that it was both my right and my responsibility to be happy. I deserved happiness as much as anyone else did. But I was going to have to take matters into my own hands. I was going to have to set out on...
Jun 19, 2015 | Positive Psychology
You know those people who are bubbly and happy… morning people, who seem to wake up smiling… people who somehow bounce through their day. I was never one of those people. Nor did I think I ever could be one. I always believed you were either born happy and cheerful...
Jun 18, 2015 | Positive Psychology
I do not remember much from the days and months that followed my husband’s sudden death. That period feels like a blur, and it was a completely numbing experience. It felt heavy, like I was cemented down, and yet paradoxically also like I was floating – completely...
Jun 10, 2015 | Positive Psychology
According to an article published earlier this spring in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, nearly 70% of people on antidepressants don’t have a major depressive disorder. In some respects, this is astonishing to me, but then again, not really. When my husband died,...
Jun 2, 2015 | Life Lessons
Why is it so important to practice self-compassion? Because doing so can help boost your happiness and reduce the likelihood of depression. Research shows that self-compassion matters even more to our personal well-being than self-esteem. Why is that? Because,...
