I'm back! It has been longer than I anticipated since my last post, but I am so excited to share with you what has been happening in my...

This week, the CDC in the United States issued new guidelines that inform how vaccinated or unvaccinated individuals should behave around...

This week has been a very busy week with me already, as I am closing out the semester with the courses I have been teaching this past...

This past week, we lost yet another wonderful human being. The last year has been marked by so much loss, the cumulative grief can be...

I have spent a lot of time lately, thinking/dreaming/anticipating what life will be like 'after the pandemic is over'. Have you? First...

After taking last week off to get my 2nd Moderna vaccine, and to recover for a day or two after, I am back and ready to talk about the...

Hello everyone, and I hope you are doing well! I am going today (Monday, April 12, 2021) to get my second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine,...

It has been over a year now, since the entire world was struck with the pandemic. Over a year of being told by scientists (of whom I have...

This week I invite you to focus on your sense of smell, accessing pleasant memories and fragrances that can strengthen your resilience! ...

This week we will complete our 4-week journey through some empirically supported strategies for healthy coping during stressful times. I...

Welcome to Week 3 of our month long journey toward greater resilience! In the first two weeks, we tackled using our intra-personal skills...

Welcome to Week 2 of our month long journey toward greater resilience. Last week I wrote about the benefit of self-comforting, and how to...

Welcome to Week #1 of the 4 week series on Adaptive Coping Strategies: Using Positive Psychology Research to Strengthen Our Resilience!...

I hope this post finds you well. I am excited to share with you my plan for the next 4 weeks on this blog. I will be using the wheel...

I have previously written about the incredible psychological benefits of purpose: We know from research that individuals that report...

Let's start the week off with a blog about kindness. 2020 was a rough year, and 2021 so far has not magically changed that, but we do...

Here we are, a year since the first COVID-19 case hit the United States, more than a year since we first heard of this deadly virus...

The world is beginning to settle down a little bit, and the American newscasters are delighting in the dullness of everyday political...

As an outdoor enthusiast, I must say I have always felt that wind was my least favorite natural element. Snow, rain, sunshine, fog, love...

Here we are in 2021 and things have not gotten drastically better than they were in 2020. I know for many, there was this hope that 2021...