When I met with a mentee recently, she looked sad and a bit depressed. When I asked her if anything was wrong, her shoulders sagged lower, and she said was feeling like a failure in her career and her ...

We all have ups and downs, At first glance, it may seem other people live a much happier life than we do. But nobody knows how much time and effort it takes for other people to get a successful job or ...

I know a lot about comparing ourselves to others and what that does to us – both the positive and the negative effects -- because I’ve engaged in comparison more times than I can count. In my therapy ...

As the summer Olympics approach, take a moment to consider the following question. Who do you think will be the happiest medalist on each podium? Will it be the gold, silver, or bronze medalist? While ...

It’s time to get real about a growing, insidious problem that’s linked to depression and other mental health challenges. It’s affecting you, it’s affecting me, and it’s affecting our children: it’s ...

When I was about eight, I came home from school one day and innocently asked my mother if I was “the best.” At school, we had been learning about comparative words like “better” and “best,” and I ...