Maybe a friend in your life just broke up with their partner, lost a job, or is going through another difficult transition. You want to be a great friend to them during this time, but how can you help? Sending a heartfelt message of encouragement is a great way to lend strength to someone in…
Be honest – how often do you fib or exaggerate details to get out of something, impress someone, or avoid negative consequences? If you’re like most people, you lie one to two times per day on average! Lies range from generally harmless to quite manipulative, but the reality is that all lies create mistrust. This…
You’ll be met with plenty of advice—from friends and family, in movies and online articles—on how to get over a breakup. We’ve all been there, and it’s usually a time of grief, loneliness, and heartache. But what if you never actually dated the person in question? Yes, I’m talking about how to get over someone…
Many of us have been spending this month thinking about our goals for the year ahead. The best way to reach any well-being goal is by starting with behavior and environment changes that are realistic and sustainable. One change to our environment that can be especially beneficial is decluttering the space around us, which can…
Always come back to your values: If you’re just out there doing things without a purpose, nothing will feel like enough. But when you can make decisions about your goals and successes based on values, you’ll be able to make decisions based on what you can achieve, and what feels good to achieve. Have you ever…
My kids just returned to school. And I almost cried when their tests were negative. After several weeks of at-home isolation (during which Covid moved through our family), school was a welcome event. In that time, we spent more time together than I can remember and, aside from texting and phone calls, interacted very little…
Have you ever gotten so worked up that you’ve experienced a feeling of scorching red hot rage? While it’s rare, I’m sure we’ve all experienced this at some point. But does this mean that there’s an underlying problem? Not always. After all, it’s natural for us to get angry. It can be a normal emotion.…
If you’re like millions of people around the world, you might find yourself wrestling with feelings of pessimism. “At the end of 2021 global hope and happiness are decreasing around the world compared to last year,” Gallup International reports. In the United States and several other countries including Germany, the U.K., Australia and India, hope…
Oh, those voices in our heads! You know the ones. They whisper words of judgment and doubt. They ask us, “Who do you think you are?” and “How could you possibly be so clueless?” They are masters at making us feel as if we’re just not good enough. And before we even realize it’s happening,…
For over thirty years, Siobhan Fallon Hogan has been one of the most iconic and recognizable working character actresses, appearing in blockbuster comedies (Men in Black) as frequently as independents (Dancer in the Dark, Dogville). Now, for the first time, Fallon Hogan is appearing in a lead role, starring as the tortured yet deeply relatable (and often…
