Most kids have it down when it comes to being in the moment. They live for the now and get fully absorbed in their activities. Without the burden of responsibilities they master the art of play, wonderment and mindful...
Category - Happiness
Lisa Brookes Kift, MFT
22 Ways Happy People Get Their Groove On
What are happy people up to? What do they do that others don’t? Happiness is not a “one size fits all” but there are a number of things you can work into your life to increase positive emotions and...
Reflections on Gratitude – Even for the Hard Stuff
The Thanksgiving holiday period bring warm and fuzzies to many but certainly not to all. Linda Graham, MFT, explores the use of gratitude as a buffer and offers tools to help practice gratitude even in the most...
Linda Graham, MFT
Bite-Sized Meditations for the Busy Human Being
The third in a series by Linda Graham, MFT, based on Healthy Brain, Happy Life by Dr. Wendy Suzuki, a neuroscientist at NYU. Dr. Suzuki acknowledges her own struggles, as so many of us have, with sticking to a formal...
Mindfulness: A Powerhouse of Benefits for Emotional and Relationship Health
Lately, many have been talking about the power of mindfulness practices. It’s more than a tool to focus attention and reduce stress, as helpful as those outcomes are. Mindfulness – defined as presence...
One Simple Prescription for Happiness
It’s not actually realistic to boil down the elements of happiness into one element but some researchers believe that if you could, gratitude would be it. Gratitude might even be the path to a more satisfied life...
Ways to Stay Relaxed Throughout Your Day
If you’re like many, your life is go-go-go. You do your best to balance family, friends, social life, work and other obligations. The expectations that you and others place on you are always there. Making it...
Are You Hard on Yourself?
Rick Hanson, PhD and author of Hardwiring Happiness, looks at the benefit of practicing forgiveness if you have a tendency to be your own worst critic. He shares his thoughts about how to allow your “inner...
Rick Hanson, PhD
Happiness: Questions to Ask Yourself…and a Caveat
Happiness is a popular topic these days. We now know that much of your happiness is in your control (40% says Sonja Luyubomirsky, PhD in her book, The How of Happiness) which empowers you make real changes impacting...
Feel Whole
Rick Hanson, PhD encourages us to be open to all of our experiences rather than be derailed by the parts that can get in the way. He offers a practice in how to “widen the spotlight” to feel more whole, less...
