In previous posts, I’ve written about the cognitive side of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). The main technique involves identifying negative automatic thoughts and reframing those thoughts into ...

We all must cope with change in our lives. We know it will come. Some change can be overwhelming, even frightening. It can also be abrupt, not planned or expected, so you can’t prepare. Change can add ...

Stress, challenges and failure are a part of life, but how we emotionally respond to them can shape our future. As Shakespeare put it, “There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so” — ...

Stress resilience, the ability to adapt positively to adversity and bounce back from difficult experiences, has emerged as a critical skill in our high-pressure modern environment. Unlike stress ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a physician and behavioral scientist at Duke University. Chronic pain often depends as much or more on the brain’s response ...

Here are 11 of the year’s top quotes, all taken from real stories, mini case studies in emotional intelligence. Each one ...

For decades, therapy was framed as something you turned to only when everything fell apart. A last resort. A sign you were “not coping.” That framing quietly trained people to wait until burnout, ...