Coping with Stress

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may be stressful for people. Fear and anxiety about a new disease and what could happen can be overwhelming and cause strong emotions in adults and children. Public health actions, such as social distancing, can make people feel isolated and lonely and can increase stress and anxiety. However, these actions are necessary to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Coping with stress in a healthy way will make you, the people you care about, and your community stronger.

Mental FitnessDrew BartkiewiczNovember 20, 2020mental fitness

How to Be Happy

Behavioral scientists have spent a lot of time studying what makes us happy (and what doesn’t). We know happiness can predict health and longevity, and happiness scales can be used to measure social progress and the success of public policies. But happiness isn’t something that just happens to you. Everyone has the power to make small changes in our behavior, our surroundings and our relationships that can help set us on course for a happier life.

HappinessDrew BartkiewiczNovember 20, 2020happiness

True happiness isn’t about being happy all the time

Over the past two decades, the positive psychology movement has brightened up psychological research with its science of happiness, human potential and flourishing. It argues that psychologists should not only investigate mental illness but also what makes life worth living.

HappinessDrew BartkiewiczNovember 20, 2020happiness

Personality Can Change Over A Lifetime, And Usually For The Better

Why do people act the way they do? Many of us intuitively gravitate toward explaining human behavior in terms of personality traits: characteristic patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving that tend to be stable over time and consistent across situations.

CharacterDrew BartkiewiczNovember 20, 2020character

10 Proven Ways to Judge a Person’s Character

We all fall into the trap of judging a person’s character by their appearance. How wrong we are! All too often, the real character of the person only appears when some negative event hits them or you. Then you may see a toxic person emerging from the ruins and it is often a shock.

Drew BartkiewiczNovember 20, 2020character

Read This If You’re Going Through Adversity

In the midst of challenging times, we often think we’re going through the worst time ever. And when we’re in the middle of adversity, we think it never ends.

ResilienceDrew BartkiewiczNovember 19, 2020adversity

Do we actually grow from adversity?

In our culture, there’s this idea that enduring a tragedy can be good for your personal growth. You’ll have a newfound appreciation for life. You’ll be grateful for your friends and family. You’ll learn from the experience. You’ll become more resilient.

ResilienceDrew BartkiewiczNovember 19, 2020adversity

11 Ways We Can Practice Self-Kindness

We often talk about ‘being kind to ourselves’; but when depression has us in its grasp, it can feel hard to like ourselves enough to carry out basic self-care, never mind to show ourselves kindness.

KindnessDrew BartkiewiczNovember 19, 2020kindness

Definition of Self-Compassion

Having compassion for oneself is really no different than having compassion for others.

KindnessDrew BartkiewiczNovember 19, 2020self-compassion

Science says listening to this meditation can help you make fewer mistakes

On days when you feel spacey, forgetful or tired at work, taking a 20-minute break to meditate could help you pay closer attention to tasks and ultimately make fewer mistakes, according to a new study out of Michigan State University.

MindfulnessDrew BartkiewiczNovember 19, 2020Mindfulness

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