The Life Lesson Bill Murray Learned from Gilda Radner

These 3 Questions Will Immediately Increase Your Emotional Intelligence

An important life lesson is revealed by an unlikely source.

13 Things to Remember When Life Gets Rough

Down on your luck? Don't worry. Things will change. Just keep these 13 things in mind and you'll be back on your feet in no time.

5 Things I've Learned As A Black Woman With Depression

5 Lessons I Learned from Overcoming the Hardest Days of My Life

If you’re struggling with some kind of setback today, know that you’re not alone. I’m right here with you, presently struggling. And this too shall pass. We’ll get through it. We'll grow stronger. In the end, the hardest days make us who we are.

21 Life Lessons We Learned From "Parks And Recreation"

"There has never been a sadness that can't be cured by breakfast food."

The Biology of Empathy: Lessons Learned from Lab Rats

I have always been amazed at the different hemispheres of the brain: how the left-brain is more logical and analytical, while the right-brain is more intuitive and thoughtful. Many of my Booth classes, such as Power and Influence, the Study of Behavioral Economics, and Consumer Behavior, have trained me, and encouraged me, to look beyond … Continue reading The Biology of Empathy: Lessons Learned from Lab Rats →

The Biggest Lesson I've Learned in Managing My Depression

"Everybody's depression is different," said David Blistein, a writer in southern Vermont and author of David's Inferno: My Journey through the Dark Wood of Depression. It is a complex disorder, and healing may come from different sources, he said. But when you're struggling with an illness, it can help to hear how others have survived and thrived. That's why we wanted to know the greatest lessons…

25 Tweets About The Important Lessons People Have Learned In Therapy

"You don't have to say yes to every argument you're invited to."

We learned the wrong lesson about self-control from the famous marshmallow test

The important takeaway is about the strategies that children and adults can use to regulate their emotions.

Christian Camp Theme Ideas

Bible lesson ideas for Christian camp<br>When you are planning a Christian camp program, a theme can tie the activities and devotions of the week together. As you consider themes, think of ways you can teach lessons of the Bible and the church using hands-on projects that will leave a big impression in the minds of campers.<br>Live to Serve<br>Being of service, cleaning up the street.<br>A service theme can be tailored to the structure and time line of your program, whether…

Why Forgiving Someone Else Is Really About You : Life Kit

Deciding to forgive is a big step. After all, you're the one who's been harmed! But it turns out that forgiving someone actually has benefits for your mental health. The practice of radical forgiveness can help you process hurt and anger — and ultimately find peace.

Learned Helplessness and Depression

When looking for causes of depression this concept is huge. If you have been depressed for a while and just can’t seem to shake it this may be of help to you. It is a psychological state in which you may have learned to believe that you are helpless...

3 Surprising Lessons a Major Nonprofit Learned When It Analyzed Its Advertising

Nonprofits rarely have the luxury of big advertising budgets, and it's not often they get a chance to analyze whether their ads are working. But a new study may help shed some light on the kinds of ads that actually help drive donations.

Learned helplessness: Examples, symptoms, and treatment

In this article, we discuss the psychology behind learned helplessness — a state in which a person feels unable to change a stressful situation, even when change becomes possible. We look at the background of the theory and ways to overcome this state.

Unlearning the Lessons of a Toxic Childhood

I didn’t realize until relatively recently how much my view of things is shaped by childhood. I took the position, until I went into therapy, that at age 42, all of my problems had to do with the present. But they don’t. Even my therapist said that...

5 Things I Learned From Breast Cancer

Share on<br>I recently received an email asking for any insights or words of wisdom I could share regarding my journey through being diagnosed with and undergoing treatment for breast cancer. The email was from someone who had read one of my articles published by MindBodyGreen late last year and had read in my biography that I was a breast cancer survivor. The sender’s words were plaintive, wrought with the emotion of a new diagnosis that had come seemingly out of the blue.…

A Basic Skill We Should Have Learned as Kids

The phrase "Don't get emotional" implies that we normally aren't. Most of our news headlines can be interpreted as emotional responses gone overboard, becomi

Much to be Learned from Internet Trolls, Psychopaths, and Haters

There's Much to be Learned from Internet Trolls, Psychopaths, and Haters

How being overwhelmed benefits us [spoiler alert]

Handle your chronic overwhelm state and watch your life blossom.