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Four steps to stop being so hard on ourselves.  By Tara Brach When I was in college, I went off to the mountains for a weekend of hiking with an older, wiser friend of twenty-two. After setting up our tent, we sat by a stream, watching the water swirl around rocks, talking about our lives. At […]

We are forgetful creatures. In a past article I had expressed my opinion on how this trait is the biggest malaise of humanity for different reasons I will not explore here. Suffice to say that all of our biggest mistakes, whether on a personal or collective level, are born out of forgetting our life lessons rather than

Whether we’re starting a new project or trying to meditate, we can experience resistance, says Elisha Goldstein. But there are ways we can train the brain to get out of the resistance loop.  We all experience resistance everyday when we’re trying to do something that matters. Whether you want to sit and meditate, work on a

Technology TEDx Teens, tweens and kids are often referred to as “digital natives.” Having grown up with the Internet, smartphones and tablets, they’re often extraordinarily adept at interacting with digital technology. But Mitch Resnick, who spoke at TEDxBeaconStreet, is skeptical of this descriptor. Sure, young people can text and chat and play games, he says, “but that

Dr. Melissa McCreeryClinical Psychologist Mindless eating is that eating that happens outside of our awareness, like when we finish the basket of tortilla chips without even realizing it, or keep returning to the kitchen on autopilot to keep trimming off one more slice of brownie, or finish our huge restaurant serving just because it’s there.  It usually

By Sarah Noel, MS, LMHC, Person Centered / Rogerian Psychotherapy “Sometimes you eat the bear, and sometimes, well, he eats you.” —The Stranger in The Big Lebowski “Mama said there’d be days like this.” —The Shirelles “Life is like an onion: You peel it off one layer at a time, and sometimes you weep.” —Carl Sandburg “Life is

By Jade Small Peace does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble, or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those things and still be calm in your heart. You know how you always turn down the volume on the radio when you need to

By Amy Morin There has been a lot of chatter lately about the importance of preserving your mental energy for the most important tasks. This energy conservation movement has led many people to cut back on the small choices they’re making every day, ranging from what they’re going to wear to what they’re going to eat.