Have you ever noticed that simply imagining something positive happening in the future can instantly brighten your mood? Thinking about an upcoming vacation or an event you’re really excited about?

No one is positive all the time. We are not robots. We are humans. Having emotions is normal and natural. Think of your ...

For most of the day, your brain is on autopilot, guiding you along your familiar drive home and throughout the daily routine you know so well, says psychotherapist and author Steven Stosny. The ...

Optimistic people share patterns of brain activity, and make more of a distinction between positive and negative events than pessimists do, a brain-imaging study has found. “What if the common phrase ...

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.” ...

Tis the season for New Year’s Resolution. How about resolving to love your brain in 2025? According to The Lancet Commission on dementia prevention, intervention, and care, modifying roughly a dozen ...

Some are skeptical as to the power of positive thinking. People have told me they tried "that positive thinking stuff" and it didn't work. They are convinced the concept is a lot of hype with very ...

We all know that negative thinking can fuel anxiety, stress, depression, and low self-esteem—and in a world where we’re ...

We all have that inner voice. The one that whispers you’re not good enough whenever you try something new. The one that catalogs every embarrassing thing you’ve ever done and replays them on loop at 3 ...

Breathing exercises like high-ventilation breathing or holotropic breathing have been growing in popularity as forms of ...