Psychology Today Column

Source: A and N photography/Shutterstock The holiday season is just around the corner, which means that you probably have a number of family interactions ahead of you—and the stresses that go with them. Most of us are taught to be nice and make family gatherings...

This weekend, my fiancé and I went for a walk in a nearby park to try the new Pokemon augmented reality game.  In addition to catching a whole bunch of Pokemons, we walked 3 miles instead of our usual 2 miles, we stayed outside 2 hours instead of our usual 1 hour...

Emotional health and physical health are closely related. People who are more stressed out at work or in their relationships tend to eat unhealthy food, feel more fatigued and depressed and have aches and pains. They are off balance. In contrast, people who are...

It was 7 pm. I’d already had a big day at the hospital with surgical rounds in the morning and a busy clinic in the afternoon. But my on-call night of surgery was just beginning. As I sat in the hospital cafeteria, in front of a plate of rice, broccoli and chicken,...

One afternoon a few months ago, I was running errands when something strange suddenly happened in my body. I couldn’t pinpoint exactly what had changed, but a “gut feeling” told me that something was drastically wrong. I tried to analyze the problem but insight eluded...