We often get asked to do things we don’t want to do, in both our personal and professional lives, yet knowing how to say no in a delicate way can be difficult. The phrases nice people use to politely ...

As a recent college graduate in a new city, Samantha Elliott thought she'd be lonely. Instead, she found companionship in the most unexpected place: with herself. And that, ironically, helped expand ...

Tension is similar but not quite the same as worry. The pull in tension is many-sided, whereas in worry you are totally involved in one issue thinking that to be everything. For example, if a person ...

How to deal with life’s hard stuff is something that has fueled my work as a therapist for decades. We all know plenty of sad stories about horrible or unfair things that happen to good people, ...

Have you ever wanted something so badly, gotten it, and then, after a bit of time has passed, begun to feel like maybe you want something else instead—despite the fact that the thing you acquired or ...

Your brain can see your to-do list as a threat. Here’s how to get things done anyway. By Dana G. Smith Why is it that when you have the most to do you feel the least able to act? This sense of ...

I was recently getting a much-needed haircut with a new stylist, and in our small talk, he asked me what I do for a living. I explained that I teach current and future teachers how people learn and do ...