I’m a psychology nerd, and because of that, I’ve made it my career! I’m training as a psychologist, and every week, I learn from some of…

Do you give yourself permission to approach the unknown and come out on the other side? — Let’s face it. Our brains are hardwired to avoid discomfort. To our brains, discomfort is a threat. In the face of stress, our built-in and hard-wired survival mechanism kicks in. Most times, avoidance (or flight from the fight or flight response) enters the equation. Our brains evolved to be this…

Have you ever wondered about your pet’s mental state? — Think about your interactions with pets or animals — how interacting with them made you feel more content. Animals improve human mental health, and there’s no doubt about it. Humans with animals have reduced blood pressure, decrease health risk, more resilience and motivation, and improved quality of life. …

Life isn’t just happening to you, but you’re shaping it. — Contrary to belief, emotional intelligence lies in cognition — our thoughts, not emotions. After all, researchers believe that constructive thinking is the key to emotional intelligence. From the moment you wake up, thoughts flood your brain. It happens automatically, underneath our awareness. For any of us, it’s almost impossible to…

Psychologists believe that people can improve by changing their internal dialogue — or self-talk.

How many times have you been driving and spaced out?

How to get a peek at what’s underneath the surface. — Our consciousness includes all of the thoughts, feelings, and behaviors within our awareness. What about the part of us that we can’t readily access? The most intriguing part of the human psyche is what lies underneath — the part of ourselves that is pushed away or inaccessible to us. …

How many times have you complained and nothing changed?

Body positivity was supposed to save us from ourselves, but it might be doing the opposite. — You can’t look anywhere without ads selling you a dream body. It’s inescapable! After being confined to our homes for over a year, ads selling tummy teas, diets, exercise mirrors, and spandex will bombard us just in time for summer. To fight this multi-billion-dollar obsession with weight loss, body positivity…