The most common mental illness in the U.S., severe anxiety is something that affects at least 18% of the population. Anxiety can surface out of nowhere and turn any moment into a bad experience. When ...
Sometimes, as a Buddhist, folks ask me this. They’ve heard about Buddhism’s short, repeated prayers and want to know if I have a special one, and what its meaning is. Nevermind that it’s a rather ...
Make it a good day. Dr. Daniel Amen, a double board-certified psychiatrist and brain-imaging researcher in California has taken to TikTok to share the positive morning affirmation that he promises can ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a personal finance expert and writer. The last few months have been the most challenging in decades for businesses and ...
The idea that we can influence the outcomes we want through positive thoughts and feelings gives many going through fertility treatment, or other challenges, great hope. The idea is not new. Similar ...
As someone who struggles with body dysphoria (a feeling of mismatch between your physical body and your gender identity), some of the mainstream body positive movement's rhetoric doesn't often ...
What’s wrong with positive thinking? I realize this question is provocative, so let me press my case. There’s nothing wrong per se with thinking positively. Rather, indiscriminate positive thinking ...