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?
Letters of Gratitude: How to Write a Message of Appreciation
Gratitude is good for us, helping us maintain our mental, emotional, and even physical wellbeing (Brown, 2021). And it’s no surprise. After all, many of [...]
Mindfulness at Work: Create Calm & Focus in the Workplace
The workplace can be a fast-paced, stressful environment. Is it possible to thrive, rather than flounder, in the work environment? The key may lie with [...]
Positive Aging: 10+ Principles to Shift Beliefs Around Age
How do you feel about growing old? For some, it’s a scary time filled with change and loneliness. But it doesn’t need to be that [...]
18 Ways to Handle Emotional Blackmail (+ Examples & Quotes)
Emotional blackmail is a dysfunctional form of manipulation that people use to place demands and threaten victims to get what they want. The undertone of [...]
10 Ways To Build Trust in a Relationship
Trust: You cannot have a healthy relationship without it. And yet, virtually all of us can bring to mind a scenario where our trust has [...]
Positive Daily Affirmations: Is There Science Behind It?
Self-help books often promote the power of positive daily affirmations. You, me, and almost everybody in the 21st century have heard of them. But if [...]
What Is Peak-End Rule? Theory & 14 Real-Life Examples
Update March 2019: This is article on peak-end theory has been updated and extended. We’ll walk you through the psychology behind the peak-end theory, relevant research [...]
Positive Psychology Courses: 50 Ways to Start Your Journey
It is with great pleasure that we share a comprehensive list of online positive psychology courses, workshops, training, webinars, graduate programs, audiotapes, and MOOCs. We [...]
Upcoming Positive Psychology Conferences (2023)
In this article, we have compiled all the upcoming positive psychology conferences and included those we know about for 2023. If you’re interested in speaking [...]
How to Get a Ph.D. in Positive Psychology
Lately, we’ve been getting an increasing number of questions from people who want to pursue a PhD program in positive psychology (mostly after having finished [...]