For generations, people have debated whether a glass is half empty or half full. The response that you give often indicates how you see yourself as well as how you see the world. Your perspective, ...

One of those sidewalk interviewers once asked a slew of 20-somethings if they feared anything more than being alone with their own thoughts. Every single person responded with a resounding, terrified ...

The considered wisdom in positive psychology is that to feel better, you just need to think happy thoughts. If this conjures up the song “I Whistle a Happy Tune,” then you’re on the right track.

Recently, a client whom I had been working with for about a month had an amazing turnaround in his health. For a long time, this person had been feeling anxiety. He was losing weight steadily and was ...

All feelings come from our thoughts. If we feel happy, we are happy. If we feel sad, we are sad. My mentor and friend Dan Zelling M.D. said, “You can change your thoughts and thereby your feelings.” ...

The literature that discusses the power of positive thinking is omnipresent, from the fringe self-help books of the past to the mainstream wisdom of today. It usually goes something like this: If you ...