Often, two options can look good, and knowing whether one is better is unknowable until we start down one path. Source: Ron Lach / Pexels When it comes to other people, we seem to think that they have ...

Cognitive empathy allows you to empathize with another person by being able to understand what they are feeling through ...

I have a confession to make. I am a therapist, and I am not always good at sitting with my feelings. It can be hard. Some feelings are painful and uncomfortable to feel. I would much rather move to ...

What is your relationship with your emotions on a daily basis? Some of us might deny that we’re influenced by our feelings at all. Others might try to leave our emotions behind when we move into ...

Teasing can actually strengthen relationships, experts say. But sometimes things go too far. By Jancee Dunn This past summer, Mia Smith-Bynum took a cruise to the Caribbean with her extended family, ...

Emotional intelligence is the secret sauce to getting ahead, both at work and in life. Even if it doesn't come naturally, having explicit conversations about feelings can help us understand each other ...

Many of us seek happiness as a guiding aim in our lives. But what about being content? Are feelings of contentment just a lesser, diluted form of happiness—or something distinct and valuable to pursue ...

Sometimes financial advisors feel like they are pulling on the oars of a Roman galley. They are expected to be constantly productive, all day, every day. Other times, you might feel conversations with ...

Maybe the most useful advice I ever received came from my dad when I went away to college. “When you are feeling lonely, sad, overwhelmed or unmotivated, just put on your sneakers. You don’t have to ...