Throughout history, across generations and thousands of years, all cultures and all types of people have pondered the human experience. It’s interesting, then, that psychology as a scientific discipline is relatively new, rising to prominence in the late 19th century thanks to the work of pioneers Wilhelm Wundt and William…
Winnie the Pooh was A. A. Milne’s biggest success — it overshadowed all of his other work as an author. The collection of stories made the teddy bear a fluffy bundle of joy and got him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame– plus his own Disney adaptation. Too…
Perspective is everything. Compared to the vastness of the universe or the magnitude of billions upon billions of people on planet Earth, a single person might appear insignificant. But how much influence can one person have to effect positive change? How far do the ripples of a single life spread…
Some relationships simply don’t have a fairytale beginning, but they can have a fairytale ending and that’s exactly the case for Lisa Kudrow and her French advertising executive husband, Michel Stern. When the couple first met back in the ‘80s, the Friends star experienced a sort of love at first…
Sometimes, small gestures are all we need to show the ones we love how much they mean to us. You can call an old friend and tell them how much you’ve missed them, buy a gift for your wife to show you care, or send a good morning text to…
How often do you make offhand comments about being burned out from, well…life in general? If stress seems never-ending and you’re compounded by feelings of boredom, chances are you’re experiencing burn out. Burnout is a stress condition that zaps all your energy, affects everyday tasks, can hurt otherwise healthy sleep…
If you’ve ever stuck with a fitness regimen that yielded improved strength, endurance, reduced weight, and a more positive sense of self, you might be a biohacker. If you’ve ever implemented a schedule based around your sleep patterns that improved the quality of your slumber and made you feel more…
The Social Dilemma is a must-watch documentary. Featuring the likes of Tristan Harris, the former design ethicist for Google, and a host of whistleblowers from Silicon Valley, the Netflix feature dives deep into social media manipulation. It shows the worrying trend of how misinformation and computer algorithms create echo chambers…
In the early stages of my self-development journey, before iPhones were a thing, I downloaded a Paul McKenna audiobook to my mp3 player. I’d started reading self-help in an attempt to make sense of depression and anxiety. But there was something different about this recording — it started my fascination…
No one likes to think about their partner being with anyone else. Neither do most people enjoy thinking about their partner’s past relationships, and all the baggage (or potential lingering feelings) that come with them. While it’s normal to have a passing thought about your significant other’s past partner (and…