Recently, a client whom I had been working with for about a month had an amazing turnaround in his health. For a long time, this person had been feeling anxiety. He was losing weight steadily and was ...

The Placebo Effect, which has shown that people’s expectations for the success of medical treatment can directly impact actual outcomes, is one demonstration of the reciprocal relationship between our ...

Positive thinking can have a range of physical and mental health benefits. Building a few habits, like positive self-talk and journaling, can help you get started. Are you a glass half-empty or ...

All feelings come from our thoughts. If we feel happy, we are happy. If we feel sad, we are sad. My mentor and friend Dan Zelling M.D. said, “You can change your thoughts and thereby your feelings.” ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. The literature that discusses the power of positive thinking is omnipresent, from the fringe self-help books of the past to the ...

When psychotherapist Nancy Colier decided to write a book about addiction to thinking, people told her the premise was absurd. One person called it "ridiculous." Another said, “Nothing is possible ...

The considered wisdom in positive psychology is that to feel better, you just need to think happy thoughts. If this conjures up the song “I Whistle a Happy Tune,” then you’re on the right track.

Superstition is a natural and common phenomenon. Consider the athlete that doesn’t change underwear on a winning streak; the gambler who blows on a set of dice at the craps table; the sports fan who ...

In May 2019, Rachel Williams, then 39, tipped the scale at 233 pounds. She could barely squeeze into a size 20/22 pair of jeans and an uncomfortable size 40 double-F bra. She thought her chances of ...