Mental Health Topics

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…

Surviving Back To School For parents, sending the kids back to school can be quite a relief (or even a time of joy), but it’s definitely not that way for the kids. Here are some ways you can make the experience actually fun and enriching for them. 5. Get your…

Fear Can Be A Great Motivator Fear and motivation are often approached as two separate things. This makes sense because we often view what’s in front of us as something we are motivated by positively, or something that is negative, such as fear. Positive=good and negative=bad right? Well, not so…

Sharing Happiness SoulPancake is a media company that seeks to enrich people with positive ideas through big experiments, their latest being the “Science of Happiness” project. In the video above, the host of the experiment explains how happiness comes from gratitude, and to prove it, participants did something that is…