A hostage is someone who is being held captive against their will. What a shock it is to discover that we often are held as a prisoner,...

Almost any self help book you read will have a chapter or section about the importance of gratitude. "Be thankful for what you have:...

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Have you ever looked at your life and thought "I wish I could change ...about myself!" However, you never got around to it because the...

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An IQ test is an estimated measurement of our ability to reason, using logic and deductive skills to solve problems and answer questions...

(Based on The Power of Resilience by Robert Brooks, PhD., and Sam Goldstein, PhD.) The first thing to remember is that nurturing...

We all have an inner critic; it is the little voice that keeps whispering words inside our minds. At times, this voice can be helpful and...

After writing last week's post I have heard some interesting views and opinions that challenge the meaning and value of happiness. This...

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In her book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, Stanford University psychology professor Carol Dweck coins the phrase "growth...

I am just a few days shy of my 70th birthday. How did I get to be this old? For several months now I have been kind of obsessed with this...

There are so many different forms of therapy available out there. It can be confusing to try and sort them all out. Each therapy...

Have you ever noticed the connection between the beliefs you have about a certain event and the ensuing emotions and behaviors? It is not...