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Reducing Holiday Stress From Relationship Difficulties

December 19, 2014 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

I previously blogged about savoring Thanksgiving and, in particular, the enjoyment that comes from spending quality time with friends and family. Much of our happiness […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being, Negative Moods & Emotions, Relationships, Uncategorized Tagged With: challenging, difficulties, holiday, Ram Dass, Relationships, safe topics, Stress

When the Laughter Stops: Lessons from the Life & Death of Robin Williams

August 19, 2014 by Dr. Mike Brooks 3 Comments

The recent death of Robin Williams has left us all reeling. How could this light have gone out? He was a comet blazing across the […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being, Negative Moods & Emotions Tagged With: carpe diem, death, depression, engagement, Exercise, ironic rebound, Parkinson's Disease, Robin Williams, suicide

Engagement Leads to More Happiness, Mind-Wandering Leads to Less Happiness

April 14, 2014 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

I recently watched a TED talk by Matt Killingsworth entitled, “Want to be Happier? Stay in the Moment” that reinforces what countless sages, philosophers, psychologists, […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being, Mindfulness, Negative Moods & Emotions Tagged With: engagement, happiness, mind-wandering, mood, pleasant, unhappiness

Why Is Mindfuless is the Master Key to Change?

February 26, 2014 by Dr. Mike Brooks 1 Comment

You might have seen the recent cover story on “The Mindfulness Revolution” in Time magazine. It gives a nice introduction to the practice as well […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being, Mindfulness, Negative Moods & Emotions Tagged With: attention, benefits, change, focus, happiness, Mindfulness, stress reduction, suffering

There Is Nothing Either Good or Bad But Thinking Makes It So

January 22, 2014 by Dr. Mike Brooks 2 Comments

There is no doubt that William Shakespeare had an exceptionally brilliant mind. I listened to a story on NPR once that listed out many of […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being, Negative Moods & Emotions Tagged With: CBT, cognitive behavior therapy, joy, judgments, moods, psychologist, Shakespeare, suffering, think, thinking, thoughts

The Power of an Apology Part 1-Why Is It Difficult?

November 19, 2013 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

We all hear things like, “nobody’s perfect” and “to err is human,” but, as a whole, we all have a pretty difficult time apologizing for […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being, Negative Moods & Emotions, Relationships Tagged With: admit, apologize, apologizing, apology, error, identify, mistake, survival

Savoring What Life Has to Offer

October 7, 2013 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

Too often in life we wait for “big” things to make us happy, such as a meeting our soul mate, having kids, getting our dream […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being, Mindfulness, Negative Moods & Emotions Tagged With: anticipation, happiness, happy, savor, savoring, well-being

Which Wolf Will You Feed?

August 13, 2013 by Dr. Mike Brooks 1 Comment

I love finding spiritual truths on which I can hang my hat. Life is complicated. People are complicated. Gaining some clarity about how to navigate […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being, Mindfulness, Negative Moods & Emotions Tagged With: attention, evil, experience, feed, flourish, good, lust anger, nourish, truth, two wolves, William James

Fake It Until You Become It

July 28, 2013 by Dr. Mike Brooks Leave a Comment

I recently watched an inspirational TED (Technology, Entertainment, & Design) Talk by Harvard social psychologist Dr. Amy Cuddy. It’s definitely worth watching (so I’ve embedded […]

Filed Under: Brain & Neuroscience, Happiness & Well-Being, Negative Moods & Emotions Tagged With: become it, cortisol, Cuddy, dominance, dominant, fake it, mood, perceive, submissive, testosterone

How to Cope After a Breakup

July 23, 2013 by Lynn Eccleston Leave a Comment

If you haven’t already experienced a breakup, it’s likely that you will someday. The impact that relationships have on our lives can make it hard […]

Filed Under: Happiness & Well-Being, Negative Moods & Emotions, Relationships Tagged With: breakup, cope, Coping, Relationships, sadness

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