When we decide to create a new habit — exercise, healthy eating, meditation, writing — we can get excited and optimistic, and have an idea of how it will go …

Deciding to tell the people you love that you’re struggling with depression is a big step. Not only is it challenging to find the energy to reach out to people, …

Shortly after she gave birth to her son last May, Meghan Reddick, 36, began to struggle with depression. “The second I had a chance where I wasn’t holding [my son], …

If you’ve decided to read this article, it’s perhaps because you, or someone you know, is trying to heal in the aftermath of a toxic relationship. Or maybe you have …

Life seems full of ever-increasing piles of paperwork – bills to pay, appointments to make, forms to sign, carpools to organize – so much tedious, time-consuming, unpaid labor. Call it …

Warning signs that you might be sabotaging a good thing You meet someone new and happily date for a little while. The connection is great, there is chemistry, and sex …

What is it about certain moments that deepen our ties to others? The social psychologist Harry T. Reis suggested that our relationships grow stronger when our partners are “responsive” to …

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Research suggests that our brains may be wired for altruism, but there’s a catch—well, five of them, actually. Humans can be remarkably generous. Americans gave a record $390 billion to …

Mary Fusillo and her husband, Bob, have been married for 20 years. She met him on a blind date in Houston. Right away, she knew she liked him. He was …

The National Sleep Foundation recommends an average of eight hours of sleep per night for adults, but sleep scientist Matthew Walker says that too many people are falling short of …

Volunteers who listened to music solved fewer word puzzles than others who worked in silence. Let’s play a word game. What word can be put in front of the words …

Registered nurse Ebony Monroe of Houston recently went through a period of being quick to anger about every little thing. She didn’t realize then what it might mean for her …

Listening to music can be entertaining, but is it possible that it might make you healthier? Music can be a source of pleasure and contentment, but research has also shown …

Many of our psychological traits are innate in origin. There is overwhelming evidence from twin, family and general population studies that all manner of personality traits, as well as things …

Biology was supposed to cure what ails psychiatry. Decades later, millions of people with mental disorders are still waiting. Nothing humbles history’s great thinkers more quickly than reading their declarations …

Most People Are Terrible at Knowing How They Come Off For better or worse, first impressions can be hard to shake. Whether it’s a high-stakes job interview, a blind date, …

Like most interpersonal relationships, most romantic couples experience some challenge at some point in their relationship. Some of these common challenges may include infidelity, loss of intimacy, communication difficulties, coping …

A new study suggests that we judge ourselves more harshly than others do when we put ourselves out there. We all know the experience of vulnerability, even if we don’t …

In the first days and weeks after childbirth, a new mother goes through a variety of emotions. She may feel many wonderful feelings including awe, joy and bliss. She may …

The brain uses more energy than any other organ in the human body and glucose is its source of fuel. But what happens when the brain is exposed to the …

When you enter a relationship, you (probably) hope that it will last for a while. While it’s hard to truly predict the lifespan of any one relationship there are a …