by Christine Frank | Jan 29, 2019 | Adulting, Happiness, Life Matters, Stress
In my college years, attaining independence became my primary goal. To me, independence meant being able to support myself. It seemed like I was working so hard toward one goal: getting a “good job.” For example, I thought a good job equaled full-time hours, decent...
by Steve O'Bryan | Jan 22, 2019 | Life Matters
How long can we be wishing each other a Happy New Year? A very hip friend of mine who knows these things answered with confidence, “All the way through January!”Taking this bit of wisdom, I decided it wasn’t too late for a good old fashioned “Best of 2018” list. Call...
by Tacianna Indovina | Nov 6, 2018 | Anxiety, Depression, Life Matters
The song “Blurred Lines” re-appeared on the radio last week. I found myself mindlessly singing along to the lyrics and felt horrified as I said the words “I know you want it.” If you haven’t heard or paid attention to the song or music video, it’s about a man telling...
by Dr Aletta | Oct 30, 2018 | Life Matters, Parenting, Positive Psych, Relationships
Anytime you pair more than one person together there will be occasional problems. This is to be expected. Spouses argue, siblings argue, co-workers disagree and often argue. To a certain extent, the occasional argument is to be expected and is healthy. However, at...
by Dr Aletta | Sep 18, 2018 | Family Matters, Happiness, Life Matters
A few weeks ago we lost a horse at Maple Row Farm. Losing a horse makes the entire barn sad, even when it’s expected. We don’t call our horses ‘pets’; to call a horse a pet just seems weird. But they are deeply loved animal companions. Horse...
by Emily Becker | Aug 6, 2018 | Family Matters, Life Matters, Positive Psych
The most popular course in the history of Yale University is Professor Laurie Santos’ Psychology and the Good Life. Santos’ course has received coverage in the New York Times as enrollment swelled, and made the cover of New York by the semester’s end. It’s even...