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“We may not be responsible for the world that created our mind, but we can take responsibility for the mind with which we create our world.” ~ Gabor Maté

You'll inevitably find that a lot of things change when you get OK with "not being OK". But how to do this? It's somewhat paradoxical. For me, it started during a breakdown in the middle of a small park in Shanghai...

Why It’s OK to Not Be OK

Creativity and mental illness have long been connected. Here are 8 creative geniuses who struggled with mental disorders.

8 Historical Geniuses Who Had Mental Illnesses

Something about "self-help" is fundamentally uncool. Yet beneath all of the surface fluff, gems can be found. Here are 5 self help books that actually help.

5 Self Help Books That Actually Helped

The modern world is a pot-boiler of stress-inducing ingredients. Here's 6 simple steps for silencing the monkey mind & reducing stress levels.

6 Simple Steps to Silencing the Monkey Mind and Reducing Your Stress Level

Psychotherapist and adjunct college psychology instructor Amy Morin guides us on how to build a strong mind by showing us the 13 things mentally strong people don't do...

How to Build a Strong Mind ~ 13 Habits to Leave Behind

classroom technology tools

Classroom Technology Tools: Are They Good or Bad For Our Kids?

A Core Secret of Happiness: How to Not be Offended

Comparison is part of being a human, it seems, but the way in which we compare ourselves to others on social media is dangerously out of proportion...

The Dangerous Ways We Compare Ourselves on Social Media and How To Stop

What is the true provenance of heaven and hell? Not out there, but here, in this life? Is it possible they could be... a little closer to home?

The Only Difference Between Heaven and Hell? Your Mind.

True success is not defined by money or fame, but the quality of the life you create. This depends primarily on the way you treat others...

5 Reminders That Will Help You Achieve TRUE Success

A very helpful list of the most common forms of psychological self sabotage to enable you to better recognize the inner saboteur when s/he becomes active...

Is Your Thinking Distorted? 15 Common Forms of Psychological Self Sabotage

While the leading thought on intelligence (and having a high IQ) is that it's genetically determined, what about wisdom? What about emotional intelligence?

So You Have a High IQ. Why That’s Only Half the Story.

An integral part of achieving success in any field is to learn how to accept criticism & and then learning FROM it. Here are 5 steps to get you there...

5 Steps to Learning How to Accept Criticism With Appreciation

Recent psychological studies point to the idea that “fear of success” can be a very real, and in some cases, debilitating condition...

Fear of Success: What It Is and How to Manage It

Many of us have a tendency to make problems worse as we try to solve them. The reason? Overthinking. Here's 4 extremely effective ways to quit overthinking.

Quit Overthinking: 5 Ways of Solving Problems Without Overthinking

Why are we so much more likely to get depression & anxiety than our ancestors? Genetics? Environment? Because the diagnosis didn't exist?

5 Reasons Your Ancestors Didn’t Have Depression and Anxiety and You Do

An new app for your phone, moodnotes, helps you understand your emotions, your mind and your deeper motivations. It's a psychologist in your pocket...

New App, Moodnotes, Turns Your Phone Into a Psychologist

Science shows us just how the process of re-wiring our own brain works: This beautiful infographic displays the incredible benefits of neuroplasticity...

Neuroplasticity Examples and Exercises Laid Out In A Beautiful Infographic

There are a lot of myths about depression, but there are an especially high amount surrounding depression in men. Here 4 of them are dispelled.

4 Myths About Depression In Men

It turns out that overthinkers may also possess the potential for creative genius -- IF they can get a handle on it without running off the rails...

A Recent Study Revealed Overthinkers May Also Be Creative Geniuses. If You’re One, Here’s How to Tap That Genius.

The Different Brainwaves of Consciousness: Gateways to Higher States of Being?

There is an interesting discussion taking place regarding anxiety and depression currently. Here are 5 celebrities who suffer from severe anxiety...

5 Celebrities Who Suffer From Severe Anxiety, and How They Cope

7 Ways Your Life Will Improve Once You Stop Taking Things Personally

Stress Coping: While not an official 'term' in the english lexicon, it should be. Here are 5 vital tips on how to make your 9-to-5 routine less stressful.

Stress Coping: How To Turn Your 9-to-5 Day Into A Less Stressful Day

Stressed? Here’s How I Learned To Cope With Anxiety and Its Side Effects

Personality type. Is it written in stone? Probably not completely (as was the theory for years). Science seems to be suggesting some interesting potential.

Is it Possible to Change Your Personality Type?

With physical exercise forever being touted as the conqueror of depression and negativity, the idea of mental stimulation often falls to the wayside. But reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. As little (or as much) as a half hour a day can work wonders..

4 Ways A Daily Diet of Reading Can Improve Your Mental and Physical Well-Being

Because I’ve been beaten, cursed at, cut, burnt, scratched, and left screaming into the night more times than I can count, I’ve learned to predict how others will react to what I say or do. And most of the time, I am right.

I Recently Had My First Therapy Session. Here’s What It Did For Me.

Don’t Believe Everything You Think: 10 Irrational Beliefs That Need To Be Questioned

Mental illness has become extremely prevalent in Western culture. Here are the most commons signs and symptoms to look out for.

Someone You Know May Be Suffering from a Serious Condition. Here Are the Most Common Signs to Look Out for.

You'll inevitably find that a lot of things change when you get OK with "not being OK". But how to do this? It's somewhat paradoxical. For me, it started during a breakdown in the middle of a small park in Shanghai...

Why It’s OK to Not Be OK

Creativity and mental illness have long been connected. Here are 8 creative geniuses who struggled with mental disorders.

8 Historical Geniuses Who Had Mental Illnesses

Something about "self-help" is fundamentally uncool. Yet beneath all of the surface fluff, gems can be found. Here are 5 self help books that actually help.

5 Self Help Books That Actually Helped

The modern world is a pot-boiler of stress-inducing ingredients. Here's 6 simple steps for silencing the monkey mind & reducing stress levels.

6 Simple Steps to Silencing the Monkey Mind and Reducing Your Stress Level

Psychotherapist and adjunct college psychology instructor Amy Morin guides us on how to build a strong mind by showing us the 13 things mentally strong people don't do...

How to Build a Strong Mind ~ 13 Habits to Leave Behind

classroom technology tools

Classroom Technology Tools: Are They Good or Bad For Our Kids?

A Core Secret of Happiness: How to Not be Offended

Comparison is part of being a human, it seems, but the way in which we compare ourselves to others on social media is dangerously out of proportion...

The Dangerous Ways We Compare Ourselves on Social Media and How To Stop

What is the true provenance of heaven and hell? Not out there, but here, in this life? Is it possible they could be... a little closer to home?

The Only Difference Between Heaven and Hell? Your Mind.

True success is not defined by money or fame, but the quality of the life you create. This depends primarily on the way you treat others...

5 Reminders That Will Help You Achieve TRUE Success

A very helpful list of the most common forms of psychological self sabotage to enable you to better recognize the inner saboteur when s/he becomes active...

Is Your Thinking Distorted? 15 Common Forms of Psychological Self Sabotage

While the leading thought on intelligence (and having a high IQ) is that it's genetically determined, what about wisdom? What about emotional intelligence?

So You Have a High IQ. Why That’s Only Half the Story.

An integral part of achieving success in any field is to learn how to accept criticism & and then learning FROM it. Here are 5 steps to get you there...

5 Steps to Learning How to Accept Criticism With Appreciation

Recent psychological studies point to the idea that “fear of success” can be a very real, and in some cases, debilitating condition...

Fear of Success: What It Is and How to Manage It

Many of us have a tendency to make problems worse as we try to solve them. The reason? Overthinking. Here's 4 extremely effective ways to quit overthinking.

Quit Overthinking: 5 Ways of Solving Problems Without Overthinking

Why are we so much more likely to get depression & anxiety than our ancestors? Genetics? Environment? Because the diagnosis didn't exist?

5 Reasons Your Ancestors Didn’t Have Depression and Anxiety and You Do

An new app for your phone, moodnotes, helps you understand your emotions, your mind and your deeper motivations. It's a psychologist in your pocket...

New App, Moodnotes, Turns Your Phone Into a Psychologist

Science shows us just how the process of re-wiring our own brain works: This beautiful infographic displays the incredible benefits of neuroplasticity...

Neuroplasticity Examples and Exercises Laid Out In A Beautiful Infographic

There are a lot of myths about depression, but there are an especially high amount surrounding depression in men. Here 4 of them are dispelled.

4 Myths About Depression In Men

It turns out that overthinkers may also possess the potential for creative genius -- IF they can get a handle on it without running off the rails...

A Recent Study Revealed Overthinkers May Also Be Creative Geniuses. If You’re One, Here’s How to Tap That Genius.

The Different Brainwaves of Consciousness: Gateways to Higher States of Being?

There is an interesting discussion taking place regarding anxiety and depression currently. Here are 5 celebrities who suffer from severe anxiety...

5 Celebrities Who Suffer From Severe Anxiety, and How They Cope

7 Ways Your Life Will Improve Once You Stop Taking Things Personally

Stress Coping: While not an official 'term' in the english lexicon, it should be. Here are 5 vital tips on how to make your 9-to-5 routine less stressful.

Stress Coping: How To Turn Your 9-to-5 Day Into A Less Stressful Day

Stressed? Here’s How I Learned To Cope With Anxiety and Its Side Effects

Personality type. Is it written in stone? Probably not completely (as was the theory for years). Science seems to be suggesting some interesting potential.

Is it Possible to Change Your Personality Type?

With physical exercise forever being touted as the conqueror of depression and negativity, the idea of mental stimulation often falls to the wayside. But reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. As little (or as much) as a half hour a day can work wonders..

4 Ways A Daily Diet of Reading Can Improve Your Mental and Physical Well-Being

Because I’ve been beaten, cursed at, cut, burnt, scratched, and left screaming into the night more times than I can count, I’ve learned to predict how others will react to what I say or do. And most of the time, I am right.

I Recently Had My First Therapy Session. Here’s What It Did For Me.

Don’t Believe Everything You Think: 10 Irrational Beliefs That Need To Be Questioned

Mental illness has become extremely prevalent in Western culture. Here are the most commons signs and symptoms to look out for.

Someone You Know May Be Suffering from a Serious Condition. Here Are the Most Common Signs to Look Out for.

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Because stress can inhibit your ability to perform at your highest potential, knowing how to manage it and stay calm is incredibly important...

How To Stay Calm When You Know You’ll Be Stressed

Mind management is a mindfulness technique that allows you to step back and re-examine your thoughts. It acknowledges that our psychology has plenty to do with our physiology, and that our physical and mental wellbeing are inevitably intertwined. In mind management, you take each heavy, negative thought and reframe it in a manner that produces more motivational and productive output.

Mind Management 101: It’s About Both WHAT You Think and HOW You Think It.

Surrounded By Small-Minded People? Chances Are You May Be One Yourself.

It is important to understand what meditation actually is, rather than what you expect it be, or believe it should be. Don’t feel you have failed if you can’t sit still for half an hour. Don’t think you’re doing it wrong if you aren’t sitting on the floor in a Yoga position. And Don’t think you have to buy stuff to do it right, either. Do understand that your mind does not shut off during meditation; you may have thousands of thoughts and feelings as your ever-active mind finally begins the process of winding down and relaxing.

9 Meditation Tips (or Substitutes) For People Who Can’t Sit Still

Neil Armstrong, Ellen DeGeneres, J.K. Rowling — all very successful people who've struggled with depression in their lives, successfully. Here's how.

How Highly Successful People Deal With Depression

Many people posit themselves as realists but consistently speak about the negativity around them and the lack of goodheartedness and integrity. This position doesn't add anything positive or assuring to the world or those who surround them. Not only is it totally ineffectual, it's actually harmful-- mostly to the perpetrator themselves. This kind of 'high-horse' attitude is simply a cleverly veiled form of cynicism, working very hard to hide the heart that pumps at its core: cowardice.

Four Reasons It’s Not Cynicism, But Cowardice.

In a world where it is old-fashioned to be private & suspicious to be secretive, we must work to hold the rights to our own story. Oversharing robs us of...

Oversharing & Online Privacy: Why You Don’t Owe Anyone Your Story

Mental illness still remains much more of a stigma in modern culture than it should. This leads to the perpetuation of many harmful myths. Here are 5.

5 Persistent Myths About Mental Illness Everyone Needs to Wake Up To

Though it is often hard to recognize in youth & young-adulthood, you may come to realize after a few years that you have a pattern of sabotaging yourself...

How to Stop Sabotaging Yourself Just When You’re on to Something Good

Stubborn negative thoughts are like poison to your brain. They will hinder you from making informed decisions and blur your perception about your life...

Negative, Repetitive Thoughts Can Be Killers. Here Are 7 Ways To Subdue Them.

To live a healthy life, you need to take good care of your mental health. One of the most important aspects of this is learning how to stop worrying.

How to Stop Worrying: 6 Techniques That Really Work

There is no need to become an insensitive jerk in order to gain confidence, and neither do you have to remain a push-over if you want to hold onto the gifts your sensitivity has granted you. Here are 7 ways to gain confidence & effectiveness without becoming a jerk (or losing your sensitive side)...

7 Ways to Gain Confidence & Effectiveness Without Becoming a Jerk (or Losing Your Sensitive Side)

Smart people have it hard, too. Actually, some may argue-- even harder. This infographic displays both the good and bad habits of people with high IQ's...

This Infographic Displays Both The Good and Bad Habits of People With High IQ’s

So there's this pesky little thing about written history called the 'noble lie', presented in Plato's Republic & describing the creation of harmful myths...

10 Harmful Myths The Current Education System Persists In Perpetuating

If you are living on this planet, you are brainwashed, in one way or another. Here are 4 ways to take the power back, get to the business of unlearning, and give your brain the long-needed bath it's been waiting for. One administered by the best person to do so: you.

How to Clean Your Brain: 4 Steps to Unlearning the Concepts that Lead to Crummy Consciousness

Yes, you have voices in your head, whether you admit (or even know) it or not. These voices are, for most people, a curse, but they can be a blessing. Here are 3 steps to learning to hear and tame them.

The Only Difference Between A Crazy Person and You? Volume. Learning To Hear and Tame The Voices In Your Head.

When suicide happens, it so often blind-sides everyone who knew them. Be aware: here are six telling signs someone you know may be hiding depression...

Someone You Know May Be Hiding Depression. Here Are Six of the Most Telling Signs.

Everyone gets nervous or wonders about certain situations, but there are actually a few simple tricks - psychological life hacks - that work every time...

10 Psychological Life Hacks For Increased Self-Confidence and Insight

It doesn’t matter whether you are new at meditation or a seasoned practitioner, sometimes, for one reason or another, practicing can become, well, challenging. Here are 5 of the most common meditation challenges, and how to overcome them.

5 Common Meditation Challenges, and How to Overcome Them

5 Simple Tips for Standing Down your Stress

So much of the self-help world is filled with endless iterations of 'think positive'. Yet how often does it actually work? Is it delusion, or the real deal?

Positive Thinking: When it Works and When it Doesn’t

Just about every single event that a person can experience on this Earth can be approached in one of two ways: cynically or enthusiastically. Which are you? A cynic or enthusiast? Do you even know?

Are You A Cynic or Enthusiast? Your Quality of Life Hangs in the Balance– Literally.

People who practice avoiding or resisting challenging situations - due to the fear of negative emotions they evoke - don't actually...

Why The Fear of Negative Emotions Is Really A Fear of Life

When you're going through hard times, it can feel like the world is ending. It isn't. Here are 9 mantras essential to overcoming hard times...

Overcoming Hard Times: 9 Mantras To Live By

There is a difference between gossip and news - and it's one that you can feel, often just as you are about to personally partake in it...

9 Questions To Ask Yourself Next Time You’re About To Gossip

Why do people waste their valuable cognition on bad news? The answer runs deeper than one might expect. Here's a brief look at why people love tabloids so much...

Why People Love Tabloids, and What it Says About Human Psychology

Believe it or not, the world is in the state it's in because the majority of us are mental lepers. Don't think you're one? Read on...

11 Signs You May Be A Mental Leper

Five expert tips on how to stop procrastinating from psychologists, behavioural experts & mindfulness teachers. Don't procrastinate! Read this post now! ;)

5 Expert Tips On How to Stop Procrastinating

Color psychology has you buying, pining and vying for certain brands-- and you didn't even know it. Here are some basics on how color psychology works...

Color Psychology: How Color Controls Your Emotions, Buying Decisions and More…

We've all been there: a brief, impassioned action in the heat of the moment leads to decisions you regret in the aftermath. The solution...

How to Quit Making Decisions You Regret Later

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It is important to understand what meditation actually is, rather than what you expect it be, or believe it should be. Don’t feel you have failed if you can’t sit still for half an hour. Don’t think you’re doing it wrong if you aren’t sitting on the floor in a Yoga position. And Don’t think you have to buy stuff to do it right, either. Do understand that your mind does not shut off during meditation; you may have thousands of thoughts and feelings as your ever-active mind finally begins the process of winding down and relaxing.

9 Meditation Tips (or Substitutes) For People Who Can’t Sit Still

Neil Armstrong, Ellen DeGeneres, J.K. Rowling — all very successful people who've struggled with depression in their lives, successfully. Here's how.

How Highly Successful People Deal With Depression

Many people posit themselves as realists but consistently speak about the negativity around them and the lack of goodheartedness and integrity. This position doesn't add anything positive or assuring to the world or those who surround them. Not only is it totally ineffectual, it's actually harmful-- mostly to the perpetrator themselves. This kind of 'high-horse' attitude is simply a cleverly veiled form of cynicism, working very hard to hide the heart that pumps at its core: cowardice.

Four Reasons It’s Not Cynicism, But Cowardice.

In a world where it is old-fashioned to be private & suspicious to be secretive, we must work to hold the rights to our own story. Oversharing robs us of...

Oversharing & Online Privacy: Why You Don’t Owe Anyone Your Story

Mental illness still remains much more of a stigma in modern culture than it should. This leads to the perpetuation of many harmful myths. Here are 5.

5 Persistent Myths About Mental Illness Everyone Needs to Wake Up To

Though it is often hard to recognize in youth & young-adulthood, you may come to realize after a few years that you have a pattern of sabotaging yourself...

How to Stop Sabotaging Yourself Just When You’re on to Something Good

Stubborn negative thoughts are like poison to your brain. They will hinder you from making informed decisions and blur your perception about your life...

Negative, Repetitive Thoughts Can Be Killers. Here Are 7 Ways To Subdue Them.

To live a healthy life, you need to take good care of your mental health. One of the most important aspects of this is learning how to stop worrying.

How to Stop Worrying: 6 Techniques That Really Work

There is no need to become an insensitive jerk in order to gain confidence, and neither do you have to remain a push-over if you want to hold onto the gifts your sensitivity has granted you. Here are 7 ways to gain confidence & effectiveness without becoming a jerk (or losing your sensitive side)...

7 Ways to Gain Confidence & Effectiveness Without Becoming a Jerk (or Losing Your Sensitive Side)

Smart people have it hard, too. Actually, some may argue-- even harder. This infographic displays both the good and bad habits of people with high IQ's...

This Infographic Displays Both The Good and Bad Habits of People With High IQ’s

So there's this pesky little thing about written history called the 'noble lie', presented in Plato's Republic & describing the creation of harmful myths...

10 Harmful Myths The Current Education System Persists In Perpetuating

If you are living on this planet, you are brainwashed, in one way or another. Here are 4 ways to take the power back, get to the business of unlearning, and give your brain the long-needed bath it's been waiting for. One administered by the best person to do so: you.

How to Clean Your Brain: 4 Steps to Unlearning the Concepts that Lead to Crummy Consciousness

Yes, you have voices in your head, whether you admit (or even know) it or not. These voices are, for most people, a curse, but they can be a blessing. Here are 3 steps to learning to hear and tame them.

The Only Difference Between A Crazy Person and You? Volume. Learning To Hear and Tame The Voices In Your Head.

When suicide happens, it so often blind-sides everyone who knew them. Be aware: here are six telling signs someone you know may be hiding depression...

Someone You Know May Be Hiding Depression. Here Are Six of the Most Telling Signs.

Everyone gets nervous or wonders about certain situations, but there are actually a few simple tricks - psychological life hacks - that work every time...

10 Psychological Life Hacks For Increased Self-Confidence and Insight

It doesn’t matter whether you are new at meditation or a seasoned practitioner, sometimes, for one reason or another, practicing can become, well, challenging. Here are 5 of the most common meditation challenges, and how to overcome them.

5 Common Meditation Challenges, and How to Overcome Them

5 Simple Tips for Standing Down your Stress

So much of the self-help world is filled with endless iterations of 'think positive'. Yet how often does it actually work? Is it delusion, or the real deal?

Positive Thinking: When it Works and When it Doesn’t

Just about every single event that a person can experience on this Earth can be approached in one of two ways: cynically or enthusiastically. Which are you? A cynic or enthusiast? Do you even know?

Are You A Cynic or Enthusiast? Your Quality of Life Hangs in the Balance– Literally.

People who practice avoiding or resisting challenging situations - due to the fear of negative emotions they evoke - don't actually...

Why The Fear of Negative Emotions Is Really A Fear of Life

When you're going through hard times, it can feel like the world is ending. It isn't. Here are 9 mantras essential to overcoming hard times...

Overcoming Hard Times: 9 Mantras To Live By

There is a difference between gossip and news - and it's one that you can feel, often just as you are about to personally partake in it...

9 Questions To Ask Yourself Next Time You’re About To Gossip

Why do people waste their valuable cognition on bad news? The answer runs deeper than one might expect. Here's a brief look at why people love tabloids so much...

Why People Love Tabloids, and What it Says About Human Psychology

Believe it or not, the world is in the state it's in because the majority of us are mental lepers. Don't think you're one? Read on...

11 Signs You May Be A Mental Leper

Five expert tips on how to stop procrastinating from psychologists, behavioural experts & mindfulness teachers. Don't procrastinate! Read this post now! ;)

5 Expert Tips On How to Stop Procrastinating

Color psychology has you buying, pining and vying for certain brands-- and you didn't even know it. Here are some basics on how color psychology works...

Color Psychology: How Color Controls Your Emotions, Buying Decisions and More…

We've all been there: a brief, impassioned action in the heat of the moment leads to decisions you regret in the aftermath. The solution...

How to Quit Making Decisions You Regret Later

I wrote these 5 steps, based on my own experiences, to help others get out of depression. Sometimes these simple things are all you need.

Get Out of Depression: 5 Simple Steps.

If you've ever suffered from panic attacks, social anxiety, excessive worrying, this Anxiety Survival Guide has been written for you.

The Anxiety Survival Guide: Tips, Tools and Techniques to Help You Manage and Thrive

Buddhists have been practicing mental hygiene for millennia. The rest of us? Pretty darn smelly... Here are 5 clear steps to a squeaky clean psyche...

The Do’s and Don’ts of Mental Hygiene: 5 Clear Steps to a Squeaky Clean Psyche