We all like to think that we’re emotionally mature, but are we really? Having the courage to take an unbiased look at where we may need to improve ourselves can have significant benefits for our ...

23 Aug 2024 by Laura Copley, Ph.D. Scientifically reviewed by Alicia Nortje, Ph.D. A young woman tries to save her father from a monster in a castle by sacrificing herself as a captive instead. She ...

Mike Oppland, BA, MBA, is a teacher and basketball coach with a passion for positive psychology. Mike Oppland, BA, MBA, is a professional basketball player, basketball coach, Kindergarten teaching ...

2 Aug 2024 by Susan McGarvie, Ph.D. As our lives get busier and busier and more and more crises develop on the world stage, we are seeing reports of increasing incidences of mental health issues like ...

5 Feb 2018 by Courtney E. Ackerman, MA. Scientifically reviewed by William Smith, Ph.D. As humans, we will never have complete control over what we feel, but we have a lot more influence over how we ...

Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill, Sylvester Stalone, Thomas Edison, and Keanu Reeves. What do all of these individuals have in common? They have all been diagnosed ...

The science supporting positive psychology has sparked a huge increase in degree programs. It makes sense: When we understand the “why” of positive human ...

Despite what the media may depict, people are innately good. That sounds quite nice, doesn’t it? Let’s repeat that again. Humans are innately good. Driving [...] ...

While teaching children to practice gratitude can be a bit of a task, the return on investment in their emotional wellbeing is unlimited and long [...] ...

Strengths-based approaches deploy the inherent strengths of clients to aid recovery and cultivate a sense of empowerment in terms of their own lives and treatment [...] ...

Prof. Albert Bandura is one of the most highly cited academics in the world (Haggbloom et al., 2002). Bandura’s scholarship has formed part of many [...] ...