by Sandi Schwartz | Contributor We often hear about the many negative aspects of peer pressure and worry that our children’s friends could push them down a path of troubling behavior like bullying or drug use. Fortunately, there is a flip side to peer pressure if harnessed in the right…
By Jamie Spence What makes men happy? Contrary to what internet memes would have us believe, the keys to men’s happiness in life are not beer and sex. (Although many men would attest these may help.) There are a number of factors at play with regards to a man’s…
by Sheryl Lilly Pidgeon “Excitement is a great and necessary thing; without it life wouldn’t be complete. But happiness – real happiness – is something entirely different, at once calmer and more rewarding.” So says Harvard-trained Ph.D. and life coach, Martha Beck. “True joy,” she states, “lacks the wild ups…
By Dr. Melanie Ross Mills | Special Contributor It’s 2021! This year I’m going to lose 10 pounds. I’ll eat more veggies. I won’t overspend at Costco. I’ll make my children write thank you notes for their Christmas gifts. I’ll exercise an hour every day, spend less time watching tv,…
Here you are facing a new year that looms large with all the feelings of loss and anger left over from your divorce. Try as you might to put on a smile for your kids, you’re left wondering, how do I find happiness this year when my heart is…
I am an optimist, a happy person, a “glass half full” kind of gal! My father says I was born with a smile on my face. Don’t get the impression that my life has been easy. Au contraire. I’ve seen my fair share of downs. But without the valleys, the view…
On New Year’s, we are likely to make personal improvement resolutions, such as doing more exercise, watching our diet or watching less TV, often casting moral resolutions aside. I hereby offer a resolution, which affects both the moral and the personal equally — and it affects every person with whom…