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?
16 Effective Stress-Management Activities and Worksheets
With scattered thoughts, sweaty palms, and my heart beating like a drum, I glance at the door and cannot remember anything I prepared. The interview [...]
Assessing Emotional Intelligence: 19 Valuable Scales & PDFs
Each of us has that special friend who seems to have more insight into their feelings, a better understanding of other people’s emotions, and an [...]
The Science of Coping: 10+ Strategies & Skills (Incl. Wheel)
Can’t cope? Overwhelmed? Stressed? We all have trouble coping at some points in life. We don’t get the promotion we hoped for; our relationship breaks [...]
How to Practice Self-Care: 10+ Worksheets and 12 Ideas
Self-care continues to be a popular buzzword. But while it persistently grabs headlines, it also remains a fuzzy concept. Though a relatively new phenomenon in [...]
The Gratitude Journal: Prompts, PDFs, and Worksheets
The act of gratitude plays an important role in psychological wellbeing and self-actualization (Maslow, 1981). Regular expression of gratitude leads to increased feelings of happiness [...]
Mindful Thinking: 4+ Ways to Stop Ruminating & Overthinking
Rumination is the unhealthy pattern of behaviors where we continuously think about something that happened in the past, to the point of seeing negative effects [...]
Building Healthy Relationships With 40 Helpful Worksheets
Healthy relationships are essential for living a meaningful and fulfilled life. The quality of our relationships with others affects our personal and professional lives and [...]
45+ Mindfulness Worksheets for Adults & Kids (Incl. PDF)
Mindfulness represents an in-the-moment and nonjudgmental way of responding to thoughts and feelings (Kabat-Zinn, 2012). It involves “Paying attention to something, in a particular way, [...]
Social Comparison Theory & 12 Real-Life Examples
Social comparison is a normal behavior strategy where we seek to better understand our status relating to ability, opinion, emotional reaction, and more, by comparing [...]
Science of Spirituality (+16 Ways to Become More Spiritual)
When plagues hit, people turned to religion. When war hits, people pray for and depend on one another. When terror tries to steal life from [...]