How Writers Write About Heartbreaking Things and Care for Themselves in the Process
For more than 20 years, Mary Cregan wanted to write her recently published memoir The Scar: A Personal History of...
The Different Things You’re Doing That Steal Time—And How to Stop
Many of us lament that we don’t have time for the things we’d like to do—catch a movie on a...
Wearing the Inside Out: Meaningful (Dis)connections
When used for purposes of knowledge acquisition, information sharing, and community involvement, no one would debate the idea that social...
A Room of One’s Own: Why We Need Space and Quiet
Virginia Woolf believed that if a woman was to write fiction that she must have money and a room of...
How to Begin Journaling for Stress Relief
The therapeutic benefits of journaling have been scientifically proven. Journaling can be an effective tool for stress management, the processing...
The Power of Creativity in Helping Us to (Kind of) Cope
The intensity of Maureen “Marzi” Wilson’s anxiety varies day to day. Some days, it’s a “mild uneasiness,” a nagging feeling...
Painting and Playing Board Games Releases Oxytocin
Oxytocin has been nicknamed the “love hormone” because it is typically associated with good feelings and emotions. That is an...
Fostering a Lust for Life
“Musicians must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write if he’s to be ultimately at peace with...
When You Feel Uninspired at Work—And Can’t Quit
It’s another day at the office. Another boring, blah day. In fact, lately every day has felt this way. You’ve...
Psychology Around the Net: February 2, 2019
Happy Groundhog Day! Did Punxsutawney Phil see his shadow or not? Can we expect six more weeks of winter or...
8 Ways to Feel Delighted Even in the Dead of Winter
The holidays are over, which for some of us is a huge relief, but for others is disappointing and depressing....
Got a Minute? Then You Have Time to Create!
One of the biggest reasons many of us don’t create, and in particular write, is because we don’t have time....
