A few years ago, I was sitting outside with my neighbor Paul. He’s in his seventies now, the kind of man who still mows his ...

You cannot expect therapy to work while avoiding emotions. Therapy begins with the facts of how you think and feel, and then helps you decide what to do with those facts.

As children, they had all learned that their emotions were not accepted in their childhood homes. As children, they all had, ...

Because I wasn’t amused. I was hurt. But laughter arrived first. It kept happening after that. During arguments. During breakups. Even at a funeral, once, when a wave of emotion rushed up so fast it ...

Emotional tears are a uniquely human behavior. Research suggests they evolved not for eye health but as a powerful social ...

I walked into a meeting last year where two colleagues were in the middle of a tense disagreement. I wasn’t involved. I didn’t even know what they were arguing about. But within five minutes, my chest ...

It is well established in psychology that humans conceptualize emotions by features known as valence (the degree of pleasantness or unpleasantness) and arousal (the intensity of bodily reactions, such ...

Finding a serious relationship also depends on recognizing emotional stability. These 15 psychology-based rules can help you ...

The psychology of hoarding reveals deep emotional ties to possessions. Experts explain why discarding items can trigger ...

Parents’ romantic relationships can strongly influence how a woman understands love, communication, and commitment. Psychology explains how these early relationship models shape adult romantic experie ...