Science-based articles
Positive psychology articles related to the human body and brain. Which positive psychology theories and interventions can help us to improve physical and mental well-being?
How to Overcome Perfectionism: 15 Worksheets & Resources
While difficult to define, perfectionism can drive impossibly high standards and have dangerous consequences. Maintaining that flawless veneer can put your mental and physical wellbeing [...]
What Is Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)?
Motivation is a powerful predictor of change in recovery. In recent years, addiction treatments have shifted away from punitive methods and abstinence protocols toward a [...]
Positive Intelligence: How to Overcome Saboteurs in Coaching
Positive intelligence has become a popular term in the executive coaching world. It is the new ‘intelligence’ of this decade, just as emotional intelligence was [...]
The Wabi Sabi Lifestyle: How to Accept Imperfection in Life
Wabi sabi and kintsugi have their historical origins in the aesthetics of the Japanese tea ceremony that upholds the Zen Buddhist values of purity, harmony, [...]
How to Begin Your Self-Discovery Journey: 16 Best Questions
Whether spurred by a milestone birthday, life upheaval, or simply curiosity, many of us will at some point set out on a quest for greater [...]
Wellbeing at Work: 24 Ideas for a Healthier Workplace
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2020) estimate that US employers lose $36.4 billion a year due to missed days of work. Drivers of [...]
Conflict Resolution in Relationships & Couples: 5 Strategies
Conflicting goals, motives, and needs can cause stress in any relationship, particularly a romantic one. While conflict is not uncommon, if left unresolved along with [...]
Employee Wellbeing: 43 Ways to Create a Happier Workplace
Witters (2019) found that average work-related wellbeing across organizations throughout the United States has dropped significantly year-over-year since 2016. Further, findings from the World Happiness [...]
What Is Industrial Psychology? 10 Examples and Theories
Many of us spend over 80,000 hours in our careers (80,000 Hours, n.d.). With such an enormous chunk of our lives dedicated to working, we [...]
Grief Meditation and Yoga: Healing Through Awareness
The grief of bereavement is a severe psychosocial stressor (Stroebe, Schut, & Stroebe, 2007). Intense emotional pain can lead to substance abuse, relationship difficulties, anxiety, [...]