You've no doubt heard (probably from me) that practicing regular meditation or attention training will help you stay in control of your thoughts. However, there might be times when you feel you need something else. Feeling like you can't forgive someone often...

  Are you in any relationship where you try to fix (or “help”) the other person consistently? Do you come up with lists and scenarios of what your sister or best friend “should” do to have a better life? Do you obsess (even a little) about your partner’s problems...

  Give me 10 minutes and you’ll have a great new skill to stop an argument and start communicating. Here’s how disagreements usually go: you say your side, your partner says their side and you go back and forth discussing the “truth” as you see it. All the while,...

  Money is a common cause of conflict and tension in relationships. Too often, couples have compatibility in most areas, but not around money. How we relate to money has a lot to do with what our thoughts and beliefs are about money. These beliefs develop in...

  During the teenage years, a brain goes through HUGE changes. Neural growth and pruning means changes in the brain’s connectivity. The prefrontal cortex handles all your executive functions, things like: problem-solving, understanding risk and reward,...