Why do we weep? There are actually some good reasons for it — and an explanation for why a little blubbering can make us feel better. On "CBS Mornings Plus" Wednesday, Dr. Gail Saltz, an associate ...

Feeling better about yourself is often associated with big changes, new purchases, or external validation. But in reality, ...

One of the best ways to motivate yourself to be active is to focus on how exercise makes you feel better immediately. In this article, I'll outline all the amazing ways that exercise can improve your ...

Maybe the most useful advice I ever received came from my dad when I went away to college. “When you are feeling lonely, sad, overwhelmed or unmotivated, just put on your sneakers. You don’t have to ...

"The misfortune of others tastes like honey" is a Japanese saying that rings uncomfortably true. But why does it feel so accurate? Here are two reasons behind the experience of Schadenfreude. Most of ...

Self-compassion reduces our feelings of shame and self-doubt. We explore a practice to help quiet our inner critic with kindness. Description: Self-compassion reduces our feelings of shame and ...

So often, people postpone self-care, focusing on what they will do after—after the busy season, the next promotion, the project deadline, or the holidays—to take care of themselves. This way of ...

Nobody needs to be taught that life is hard—we quickly learn that ourselves. But what many people have been taught—sometimes subtly, sometimes explicitly—is that life only starts after the hard parts ...

Most of us are seeking ways to feel happier in our daily lives. Sometimes, the key to achieving this is holding ourselves accountable for our actions that promote and inhibit our sense of contentment ...

To be happier when we’re dealing with something tough, the common advice goes, we can consciously look for the bright side of life’s challenges. For example, we might reframe the thought, Why was I ...