Optimism is often touted as the key to a fulfilling and successful life, with countless stories of people overcoming hardship through positive thinking. But what is it about optimism that makes it so ...

A lot of us have trained ourselves to expect the worst—not because we want to be pessimists, but because figuring out how to be more positive often feels like an abstract concept, tied to forced, ...

Exposure to body-positive imagery and humorous content parodying negative body stereotypes on social media inspires women to take action against unrealistic beauty standards, according to a new study ...

Elissa Kalver was 34 when she found a lump in her breast. She had no family history of cancer and had just welcomed her first child. She assumed the lump was a cyst. But when she went to get it ...

In the fast-paced world of healthcare, I’ve learned that creating a positive work environment is essential for both staff well-being and patient care. At the core of both outcomes is fostering a ...

Katie, a 40-year-old woman in the county of Devon in England, has battled depression most of her life. She’s received lots of treatment, including with cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT). The latter ...

If you've ever read anything about positive psychology, you've likely come across names like Martin Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, who hailed in the discipline in 2000. But the roots of ...

Ms. Whippman is the author of “BoyMom: Reimagining Boyhood in the Age of Impossible Masculinity.” Perhaps it’s a predictable irony that in an election cycle that could realistically deliver the first ...

Earlier this month, scientists announced that humanity has kicked off the first major “tipping point” — in which an Earth system dramatically transforms, often permanently — as warm-water corals die ...