Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Can you hold a positive emotion simultaneously with a negative one? Dimitri Otis/Stone via Getty Images Countless parents across ...

Let's talk about something that might feel counterintuitive: the importance of making space for our difficult emotions. I often hear clients tell me they're trying their best to "stay positive" or ...

A study published in The Journal of Positive Psychology found that autonomy (the feeling that you can make your own choices) may be a stronger driver of life satisfaction than simply feeling good.

Countless parents across the country recently dropped their kids off at college for the first time. This transition can stir a whirlwind of feelings: the heartache of parting, sadness over a ...

Neuroscientists found that brains display distinct neural activity when experiencing emotions such as bitter-sweetness. The advance could help solve a longstanding scientific debate: whether 'mixed ...

Countless parents across the country recently dropped their kids off at college for the first time. This transition can stir a whirlwind of feelings: the heartache of parting, sadness over a ...

How positive and negative feelings relate in everyday human experience is anything but trivial. Like the thought experiment illustrates, the answer to this question has real-life consequences. Not ...

All feelings come from our thoughts. If we feel happy, we are happy. If we feel sad, we are sad. My mentor and friend Dan Zelling M.D. said, “You can change your thoughts and thereby your feelings.” ...

One of the most fascinating personality characteristics is neuroticism. It is one of the Big Five characteristics and is associated with high levels of worry, anxiety, and negative feelings. Indeed, ...

Countless parents across the country recently dropped their kids off at college for the first time. This transition can stir a whirlwind of feelings: the heartache of parting, sadness over a ...

Countless parents across the country recently dropped their kids off at college for the first time. This transition can stir a whirlwind of feelings: the heartache of parting, sadness over a ...