Self Development

Taking Control of Your Happiness by Debunking Misconceptions About What Happiness Is

              Let’s face it; with the expectation that society... >>

What is a Mentally Healthy Person? An Interview with Robert Firestone, Ph.D.

A few weeks ago at Esalen, a retreat center in Big Sur, CA, I co-taught... >>

4 Steps to Conquer Your Inner Critic

Most of us are familiar with those nagging thoughts that tell us we are not... >>

Why It Is Good For You to Feel Negative Emotions

How can we best deal with our day-to-day emotional reactions? What can we do when... >>

How To Be Assertive While Keeping A Kind Heart

A friend doesn’t return your email. You wonder if she is angry with you but... >>

Five Tips for Maintaining Lifelong Friends

When it comes to our physical and mental health, friendship may truly be the best... >>

Exclusive Interview with Mindfulness Expert Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn

Watch PsychAlive’s exclusive video interview with mindfulness expert Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn below. [tubepress mode=”playlist” playlistValue=”PLa4kuhVDFVpMwk-BY1QSJFtzrMJzZGtlW”]... >>

You Don’t Want What You Say You Want

To the extent that people don’t want what they say they want they are duplicitous... >>

The Space Around Thoughts

Life. Running here and there. Pre-occupied with this and that. Swept away by one thought... >>

Thoughts About a Massacre

We can point fingers in the aftermath of Sandy Hook.  It is the guns, the... >>