Linda Graham, MFT explores the power of self compassion to increase resilience. There are tools and techniques of “self-directed neuroplasticity” that will help you harness the capacities of your brain to...
Category - Happiness
Linda Graham, MFT
Being in the Moment and Why it Matters
Mindfulness. Presence. Being in the moment. All three of the above essentially mean the same thing – and practicing them can bring you more emotional and relationship health. It’s a practice, a...
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
Reflections on The How of Happiness
More and more research shows that the pursuit – or creation – of happiness is not a selfish endeavor at all. Folks who deliberately cultivate happiness – in flavors of joy, contentment, love, pride...
5 Ways to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness and Peace of Mind
We all seek happiness. We all want to feel calm, grounded and avoid being hijacked by our own emotional reactivity. Thankfully, the recent studies in neuroscience are demonstrating how to do this. If you find...
Cling Less, Love More
Rick Hanson, PhD, looks at the psychological tension inherent in clinging and attachment to outcomes. As a rock climber and a parent, I know some physical kinds of clinging are good – like to small holds or small...
Rick Hanson, PhD
Key Insights | Happiness, Your Relationship to Self and Your Relationship to Others
If someone could figure out how to bottle “happiness” they would be rich beyond their wildest dreams. As much as happiness is natural for some, it’s not for others. Those fortunate enough to consider...
Don’t Beat Yourself Up
Rick Hanson, PhD looks at why beating yourself up is so unhelpful and ways to avoid it. Most people know their less than wonderful qualities, such as too much ambition (or too little), a weakness for wine or...
The Neuroscience of Gratitude
In The Impact of Gratitude on Health and Well-Being, Linda Graham, MFT offered a lot of practical benefits for people who practice gratitude daily. Here she looks more deeply at the neuroscience of gratitude. How does...
4 “Can’t-Miss” Tools for Improved Resilience and Emotional Health
I attended the Psychotherapy Networker Symposium in Washington DC recently and left with some highly useful tools to benefit your emotional health from the workshop, Neuroscience and the Art of Self Care conducted by...
The Neuroscience of Resilience: Morality
(Post 9/9 in a series) As we learned in The Neuroscience of Resilience: Intuition, ”Intuition is a deep and profound knowing often below the level of conscious processing of what makes the most sense. The pre-frontal...
