You've probably experienced disaster striking just when things are going great. It happened to skier Hannah Kearney in the 2014 Winter Olympics. Here's a close look at how she used a setback to gain insight and move onward and upward—and how you can, too.
Read MorePopular culture frames unhappy moments as weeds in the garden, and so long as any remain, you have more pulling to do. But when you cast your unhappiness as an antagonist, you become blind to its merits, and can keep yourself from true well-being.
Read MoreBetween 15% and 30% of the U.S. population feels lonely chronically. Here I cover the causes and effects of loneliness, and the latest methods of working with it. Mindfulness meditation has a lot in common with them, so there's yet another reason to start meditating.
Read MoreJudging by the internet, humans have an insatiable appetite for numbered lists (and small animals). As fun and informative as list posts can be, they can also reinforce unhealthy habits and thoughts, and impair your long-term happiness.
Read MoreMindfulness meditation can seem full of riddles. If practicing it involves accepting the way things are, then why would I practice in the first place? And how can it help me if I'm not supposed to try to change anything? Read on, and I'll try to clear it up for you.
Read MoreSelf-sufficiency is often necessary in day-to-day life, but to achieve your full human potential you also need deeper presence and connection with people. It may be the best gift you can give to either of you.
Read MoreYour mind writes your life story passively most of the time. However, in knocking you off balance, big unexpected events provide opportunities to create big chunks of meaning in your life.
Read MoreAmbivalence means caring about different things that are at odds with each other. It can leave you feeling stuck and unhappy. But if you're feeling split, it's not down to the core—that part is always intact.
Read MoreAvoiding change keeps you from a rich, embodied experience of your life. But relentlessly pursuing the new and fresh makes it hard to feel settled. We can learn from the lowly trout how to have it both ways.
Read MoreWhen you're trying to change a compulsive behavior, do you change your life so that the behavior doesn't fit anymore? Or do you try for as much stability as possible? Yes and no, to both.
Read MoreCheck out my free 28-page guide. You'll discover how to leave behind feelings of burnout and stagnation and start feeling energized, empowered, and fulfilled.
You can start thriving from the inside out, right now, and it has to do with science, not metaphysics. (And there's more to it than "work-life balance.")
