Whether it be a hard class, an inflexible professor, misunderstanding parents, troublesome friends or a toxic workspace, students’ rants overwhelmingly have one thing in common – an emphasis on the ...

Optimistic thinking is a resiliency skill that helps people to overcome adversity and reach life goals. Remember the old metaphor “Is the glass is half-full or half-empty?” This is a perfect example ...

HOUSTON – Many of our lives have been turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic. Some of us are parenting and working from home. You may be worried about you or someone you love getting sick. We ...

Spouses can help breast cancer patients with coping by positively reframing the cancer experience and other negative experiences. In general, positive reframing -- finding the silver lining -- was ...

This small mindset shift rooted in emotional intelligence can have a big impact. Challenges and hardships are part of life. What sets emotionally intelligent people apart isn’t that they avoid ...

There is an essential place in our lives for anger, sadness, guilt, grief, and a host of other “negative” emotions when they’re experienced in the right proportions. “Negative emotions,” like envy, ...

This week's exercise presents a great opportunity for positive self-talk (and possibly reframing) because it can be challenging. The Triceps Gravity Press is a variation on traditional dumbbell ...

This article originally appeared in Science of Us. There’s a deep well of encouraging phrases most people turn to when trying to cheer up a friend or loved one: “You’ll do better next time.” Or “It’s ...