This week, I'm excited to share a guest blog from the amazing Kyira Wackett, a Licensed Mental Health Therapist Specializing in Shame & Anxiety! I met Kyira when I was first starting out in Positive Psychology and have always enjoyed her insights...

Hi!I just received this article in my inbox from Dhru Purohit's latest newsletter. I wanted to share because I think this is a "toxin" we don't often think about.Here are a few highlights from his article, but you can read all of it here. Fragrances...

In a Funk? Try this Quick FixI’m driving in my car on my way to an appointment. I’m in a bit of a funk. The day is gray, and so is my mood. It taints my thoughts with discouragement; about the day, my work, my life, the world in general. I decide to...

Hi!I wanted to let you know about my upcoming free talk, "Prevention & Treatment of Cancer: Separating Fact from Fluff."The war on cancer has been ongoing for many decades. How come we have so little to show for it? Could the current approach be...

If your email inbox is like mine, it's stuffed with great advice about New Year's resolutions. So I want to take a different approach. Instead of a resolution, I want to set an area of focus for this year. I want to spend more time following my enthu...

Hi!I hope you are enjoying your holidays!! And I hope that despite the abundance of sugary treats, you are making some healthy choices. But it's hard!! I get it... so that's why I wanted to share this video by Dr. Robert Lustig, "Sugar. The Bitter Tr...

You may not have noticed, but I didn't send out a weekly tip on December 19th. Here in Wisconsin, we had a thick layer of heavy snowfall a few days before. The landscape was beautiful with the trees covered in white frosting! But it wasn't so nice to...

Are you more like Chris or Terry?Chris likes to stay up on the latest news, so they watch it on TV first thing in the morning and have the national and local news on during dinner. They also have an app on their phone that notifies them of the latest...

Strategies to Let Your Best Self Shine ThroughThink of a time when you felt good, happy, content, or enthusiastic. How did feeling this way impact your attitude, your interactions with others, and your mood?Compare that to a time you felt discouraged...

Ideas for More GratitudeI used to have a nightly habit of reflecting on things in my life I was grateful for before falling asleep. I've realized that somehow I've let that practice slip. How about you? Do you have a regular time or situation you cho...