I was recently looking for some research on a separate project and came across this early pioneering study in language and emotional...

In Training and in Reflective Practice sessions the issue of empathy, relationships and outcomes is often discussed. This is...

In uncertain times, supporting your friends and family can help them make it through. But your comforting words can have different...

Walking is one of our most natural, daily actions. Now, a new study led by a Tohoku University researcher suggests that walkers use step...

In training and lectures on treatment outcomes I often suggest that doing the wrong thing in sessions with clients has a bigger impact on...

What drives a person to smoke cigarettes? What role do emotions play in this addictive behavior? Why do some smokers puff more often and...

Traits are often much stronger than talents in predicting where people are most happiest. When developing peoples sense of their future...

I have often said that what we really know about psychology is what we actually know about psychology students. These tend to be the...

In lectures on Personality Disorder and on Romantic Relationships, people are intrigued by the research finding that women are drawn...

Impulsive shopping can be a costly vice for people who are eager to escape emotional pain, but researchers have now discovered a strategy...

The amygdala and the hippocampus -- structures in the brain that are involved in emotion, learning, and memory -- have been found to play...

This web site is not afraid to tackle the big issues. The concept of power posing -- think of a Wonder Woman stance -- gained popularity...

Scientists at Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management have established a causal relationship between failure and future...

In marriage, conflict is inevitable. Even the happiest couples argue. And research shows they tend to argue about the same topics as...

Think your new romance will be much different from your last one? According to new University of Alberta research, it's not likely. An...

How many times have you wished you could give your younger self a piece of advice? Robin Kowalski, professor in Clemson University's...

In lectures I often stress the importance of naming emotions in the client in the here and now. My mantra is always that a named emotion...

Empathy, the ability to understand the feelings of another person, is often viewed as a virtue that encourages helping behaviors. But...

Researchers at the Max Planck Institute and the Santa Fe Institute have developed a new model to explain the evolutionary origins of...

For those who have done mental health or dual diagnosis training with me will know, I show some very simple ways to lift depression. ...