Physical and emotional wellness and balanced living—not depriving yourself of the things you want but, at the same time, not overindulging—are goals most people strive for but sometimes have ...

Highlighting summer's enhanced opportunities for healthy behavior has become a tradition for this column. In keeping with tradition, here is my annual installment – one that zeroes in on the core ...

Tampa (BLOOM) – We’ve all heard the phrase “self-care” before, but what does it really mean? At its core, self-care is about taking intentional actions to prioritize our physical, mental, and ...

Emotional self-regulation is the ability to think before you act, which can help you view situations more positively. Developing this skill takes practice, and you can help through strategies that ...

Jocelyn Solis-Moreira is a New York-based science journalist whose work has appeared in Health, Live Science, and Discover Magazine, among other publications. She holds a master's degree in psychology ...

You can talk about self-control as the capacity to override impulses, resist temptations, and overturn dominant responses, to advance long-term over short-term goals, and to develop efficient, ...

Small commitments to yourself may feel trivial — but psychologists say they may form the foundation of genuine self-respect, resilience and long-term well-being. Self-respect is often described as a ...

Ever find yourself stuck in the cycle of setting goals only to watch them slip away as motivation fades? Many of us struggle with self-discipline, that elusive trait that seems to separate those who ...

Self-control has long been regarded as one of the strongest predictors of success. Most of us can picture that colleague who never misses a deadline, volunteers for extra projects and keeps everything ...

“I remember very well my years as a principal,” said Principal Ross in an informal conversation. “It felt like a 24-hour-a-day job.” He continued: I was the first one to arrive at 6 a.m.—leaving the ...

Among the central purposes of Ramadan is the cultivation of taqwa, often translated as God-consciousness, moral awareness or self-control. The Qur'an presents fasting as a means through which ...