They say appearances can be deceiving. In the case of gift giving, they might be right.

For many who are suffering with prolonged grief, the holidays can be a time to reflect and find meaning in loss

Welcome to the holidays, a time for families coming together. It’s exciting to visit your partner’s family and experience new relationships and rituals

Winter brings more than just ugly sweaters – here’s how the season can affect your mind and behavior

How to stay hopeful in a world seemingly beyond saving. After all, the realities of rising sea levels and more frequent and severe storms are scary prospects.

Many of us tend to pursue areas of strengths and ignore areas of weakness. There’s good reason to use strengths. They reinforce competence. But there’s also good reason to explore and utilize weaknesses.

How Christmas music in adverts and shops harnesses nostalgia to encourage you to spend more

Businesses fear of losing their clients may lead to what researchers call “pandering” - offering consumers what they want to hear rather than what they need.

Intellectual humility is a key ingredient for scientific progress

Let’s explore ways to train our brain so we can stride confidently into life’s grand meeting room, project our voice with conviction and aplomb, flipping the script on imposter syndrome. 

Why everyday decisions feel so stressful – and what to do about it

I’ve made mistakes. Many. I’ve done things I am not proud of. Repeatedly. We can’t correct the wrongs we’ve committed in our lives, but we can try not to repeat them.

It’s beginning to look a lot like burnout. How to take care of yourself before the holidays start 

I write this as one who, many years ago, practiced journalism and created in French-speaking Africa a quarterly magazine that was lauded for its fundamentally positive approach to all issues, while at the same time remaining sharply realistic.

Why are bullies so mean? A youth psychology expert explains what’s behind their harmful behavior

Compassion fatigue can happen to anyone — here’s how you can overcome it

What drives people to panic buy during times of crisis: A new study sheds light on the psychology of consumers.

Someone has told you they’re self-harming. Now what?

Trauma can be social, even global, as well as individual. Man-made social cataclysms and natural disasters influence the herd mentality.

Your mental dictionary is part of what makes you unique ? here’s how your brain stores and retrieves words

Self-control isn’t always a good thing – having too much can be bad for your mental health

Why humans aren’t as egocentric as you might think – new research

Where compassion is, fear cannot be. Just as gratitude is the opposite of resentment, bitterness, and fear, compassion and judgment are also opposites. Compassion expands our energy, whereas judgment contracts it.