Mental Health Topics

How to Respond to Criticism – 3 Ways to Handle it Tips for how to handle criticism in everyday situations. A major downside to putting yourself out there with an idea or opinion is that someone will always have something negative to say. In my own experiences, I’ve found that…

Insights on how you can effectively manage the beginning of a relationship. In many cases, the start of a romantic relationship sets the tone for the rest of your time with that person. As fickle human beings, we are able to discern the importance of our relationships early on. One…

The essential skills everyone needs to have and be improving on. No matter what profession you find yourself in, or if you are a student, learning should never end. Ironically, we tend to do the bare minimum of improving our skills, even though we have an endless supply of online…

Not all studying habits are created equal. Whether you’re an undergrad, working for your master’s or receiving new training for your career, studying is essential for success in any industry. If you’re like me, however, you may not have or know about the best studying habits, and that can be…

Watching TV Can Boast Intelligence Did you know that particular TV shows actually foster and boost our intelligence? You wouldn’t guess that judging by some of the simple, easy-to-digest options we have on television that I won’t bother to get into (you know what they are). But for years, researchers…

This week’s theme  is all about making our minds thrive, so we will first examine ways to improve your memory. No matter what age you are, memorization is an invaluable skill that needs constant care, though we don’t always think much of it. Thankfully, there are numerous ways you can…

A Prosperity List Keeps You Positive We want you thrive in every area of your life! Start now by making what we call a prosperity list. A prosperity list is a record of all the good things that happened to you this week. We recommend that, at the end of…

Spend Money On People That Matter You’re probably aware that altruism, such as spending money on others, tends to cause happiness. For some reason, however, we forget this when we get that paycheck on our desk and must decide what we will do with our resources. Still, if we can cement…

Get In Touch With Your Emotional Side It seems counterintuitive, but sadness can lead to happiness. If you want to thrive this week, consider getting in touch with your emotional side. To be clear, sadness does not always lead to happiness. Sometimes, you are just sad. Still, scientists have confirmed…

Making Weekend Plans Want to thrive this week? Make plans for the weekend today! It’s scientifically proven that anticipation actually makes us happy. This study in particular took a sample of people who were planning a vacation and measured their happiness during the entire process of planning, executing and the aftermath of…

A Serious Medical Diagnosis Living day to day, perhaps we assume that tomorrow will be pretty much like today and most of the time it is. We live our lives, which usually involves taking care of our families, going to work, school, making plans with friends, traveling, achieving our goals,…

Are you considering or already in a long distance relationship? Working in Boston, I have met with lots of clients in these situations (Boston, like many major cities is very transient). My clients in long distance relationships tend to fall into 2 groups: The partners have never had much (or…