Loneliness can sneak up on us in all kinds of situations — eating dinner alone in front of your computer; hanging back at a party where you feel out of place; holidays spent far from home in a foreign ...

Social awkwardness aside, it’s simply harder to meet new people as an adult, when you no longer have shared high school classes or a college dorm room. Add in long work hours, a fear of rejection, and ...

The Paradox of Purpose The idea that purpose must be grand leads to stress and feelings of inadequacy. The key is to focus on “little” purpose: those tiny moments in which you are most alive. By ...

After working from home all day, your takeout order arrives and you start binge-watching your favorite show alone. Sounds ideal, right? Except doing this routinely could shorten your life. And that’s ...

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In my therapy office, client after client, in session after session, has been expressing feelings of anxiety, distress, and despair. The unpredictability of recent events has fostered a widespread ...

Back in the day when I used to run triathlons, I discovered something powerful that helped me get through in the face of physical challenge. It wasn’t just my training but the encouragement from the ...