Optimistic thinking is a resiliency skill that helps people to overcome adversity and reach life goals. Remember the old metaphor “Is the glass is half-full or half-empty?” This is a perfect example ...

Dreams have been described as dress rehearsals for real life, opportunities to gratify wishes, and a form of nocturnal therapy. A new theory aims to make sense of it all. Guest Blog by Talya Steinberg ...

We're often told we are responsible for our own happiness. But in challenging situations, a UC Riverside study not only demonstrates the benefits of positive reframing - finding a "silver lining" - ...

Challenges and hardships are inevitable in both personal and professional life. How we perceive and respond to life’s roller coaster often determines our overall well-being and success. And that takes ...

Guest columnist Emma Trost is a recent Baldwin Wallace University graduate with a major in psychology and minors in neuroscience and statistics. A Norwalk, Ohio, native, she was also a member of the ...

This article originally appeared in Science of Us. There’s a deep well of encouraging phrases most people turn to when trying to cheer up a friend or loved one: “You’ll do better next time.” Or “It’s ...

Spouses can help breast cancer patients with coping by positively reframing the cancer experience and other negative experiences. In general, positive reframing -- finding the silver lining -- was ...

This small mindset shift rooted in emotional intelligence can have a big impact. Challenges and hardships are part of life. What sets emotionally intelligent people apart isn’t that they avoid ...