Researchers have identified the 7 main characteristics of resilient people, and new research suggests that “many of these skills can be developed and strengthened, which can improve your ability to deal with life’s setbacks.” Read on to learn more about the benefits of building resilience.
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Use These Five Strategies to Get Back to Your Baseline Quickly After an Upset.
For many of us, stress is an inevitable part of our lives; however, that doesn’t mean we need to let it rule our lives. Read on to learn 5 ways to recover quickly from overwhelm.
Parents Can Turn Failure into an Opportunity for Growth by Reframing Their Teen’s Perspective.
“Adolescence is littered with experiences of failure because growth challenges must be continually surmounted,” however, parents can best support teens navigating the ups and downs of adolescence by constructively reframing perspectives about failure.
Want to Boost Self-Confidence? Try Implementing These Habits to Increase Healthy Self-Regard.
Belief in one’s value, purpose and abilities can improve wellness, strengthen relationships and boost self-regard. Read on to learn 5 ways to develop a healthy level of self-confidence.
What Is Learned Optimism?
“While it may be clear that optimism can be beneficial, it then becomes a question of whether or not people can learn to take a more positive perspective. Can even the most pessimistic of people adjust their worldview?” Find out more about Learned Optimism and How to Incorporate It Into Your Life.
Rest Up to Live Well: The Surprising Ways that Getting a Good Night’s Sleep Can Improve Your Health
“Sleep problems have long been recognized as a symptom of psychiatric and neurological disorders, including depression and Alzheimer’s. But increasingly, researchers are exploring the two-way street between disrupted sleep and disease. And researchers who started out interested in cognitive functions such as memory or brain development are finding themselves focused on sleep because it is so fundamental.” Find out more about The Benefits of a Good Night’s Sleep.
Want to Improve Your Emotional Intelligence? Cultivate Empathy
“Empathy is not feeling what you would feel in a situation. It is stepping beside yourself and adopting another person’s emotion for a few moments. Some research suggests that we succeed at this task by virtue of mirror neurons, or brain pathways that fire whether we’re experiencing the stimulus or we see someone else experience it.” Read on to learn more about How to Develop Empathy in Relationships.
Does Your Busyness Make You Feel Productive or Burned Out?
“Creating change in the area of busyness can offer us improved physical health, greater peace and joy, and better, more connected, relationships. Having time for others and ourselves can offer us that sense of safety, value, and connection we were once looking for by being so busy.” Learn more about How the Glorification of Busyness Impacts Our Well-Being.
Do you know someone who struggles with anxiety? Find out how you can help
“Helping someone with anxiety isn’t always easy and you may feel like you’re getting it wrong. But, if you remind yourself that you and your loved one are both doing your best, it can help you keep things in perspective. It’s important to remain compassionate and, as the saying goes, to put on your own oxygen mask first. That way, you’ll have a clearer head for figuring out what’s going on with your anxious loved one and how you can truly be of help.” Read on to discover How You Can Help a Loved One With Anxiety
Five Ways to Help Teens Thrive
“As many teens struggle with anxiety and perfectionism, our urge may be to jump in and fix their problems, whatever we perceive them to be. But a better approach, one that will hopefully help reverse these worrying trends, is to cheer them on as they develop the mental habits and strengths that will support them throughout their lives.”
Want to improve your relationships? Explore the top six ways the Smarter Living editors at the New York Times say you can build better relationships in 2019
“The Smarter Living team has culled a few tips from our archive to help you grow in that new relationship, rekindle an old flame or turn a breakup into a positive experience.” Read on to find out how to Improve the Relationships in Your Life in 2019
Do you experience social anxiety? Understanding what researchers call the ‘Liking Gap’ may help
“Part of becoming a good conversationalist is accurately deciphering how others feel about us.” Learn more about the “tendency to underestimate how much other people like us” that researchers have dubbed “The Liking Gap” by reading on: Why You Underestimate How Much Other People Like You