Scroll through social media and you'll quickly encounter phrases like "I am worthy" or "I choose happiness". The tantalizing promise is: repeat these positive affirmations often enough and you'll be ...

The considered wisdom in positive psychology is that to feel better, you just need to think happy thoughts. If this conjures up the song “I Whistle a Happy Tune,” then you’re on the right track.

From an early age, we're taught the golden rule: "Treat others as you would like to be treated." The irony here? Many of us don't even treat ourselves the way we'd like to be treated. A 2023 poll ...

Negative thinking considers the weaknesses of human nature, the disadvantages of change, and how things can go wrong. Positive thinking considers the goodness of people, the advantages of change, and ...

Self-affirmation theory was proposed by psychologist Claude Steele in the late 1980s and remains popular today. The theory suggests we have a deep desire to craft a personal narrative that we are ...