Negative emotions, while unpleasant, can also have productive functions. Fear motivates us to engage in either fight or flight in response to a threat or predator. Negative emotions like jealousy, for ...

As a clinician, I am asked all the time how to help folks deal more adaptively with their negative feelings. This is something I have written quite a bit about on Psychology Today, and I decided to ...

There is an essential place in our lives for anger, sadness, guilt, grief, and a host of other “negative” emotions when they’re experienced in the right proportions. “Negative emotions,” like envy, ...

If you aspire to do something most other people can’t or won’t do, it takes an inordinate level of desire — but that’s just ...

A man’s cheerful heart gives him strength when he is sick. You can’t keep going if you have a broken spirit.” Proverbs 18.14.

Many people report eating either more, or less, as a way of helping them to cope when they experience difficult emotions. Although this is a very normal response, it can take the pleasure out of ...

Journaling is an amazing skill that can help you process your emotions. Through journaling, you can also learn how to better express how you feel. I have taught people how to journal effectively in ...

The chaos and confusion in the first few weeks of Donald Trump’s presidency has been felt all over Washington. Including in the offices of mental-health therapists. “People are far more anxious and ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WEAR) — Many Americans have felt stress and anxiety during this election season. More than 75% of adults claim the future of the nation is a major stressor. That's according to the ...

A man’s cheerful heart gives him strength when he is sick. You can’t keep going if you have a broken spirit.” Proverbs 18.14. “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted; he rescues those whose ...