The New Resilience

Relationships

Are Open Relationships as Healthy as Monogamous Ones? Yes!

Douglas LaBier Ph.D. on January 19, 2019

Are you in an open relationship or thinking about one as an alternative to a monogamous relationship? We now have evidence of how it affects your mental health and well-being.

Are you in an open relationship or thinking about one as an alternative to a monogamous relationship? We now have evidence of how it affects your mental health and well-being.

Happiness

Does Being Happy Contribute to a Longer Lifespan?

Douglas LaBier Ph.D. on December 20, 2018

Does increasing your happiness as you grow older affect your long-term health and risk of dying?

Does increasing your happiness as you grow older affect your long-term health and risk of dying?

Stress

Midlife Work Stress May Hurt Long-Term Mental Health

Douglas LaBier Ph.D. on November 9, 2018

Many people feel stressed by their work and careers. There's increasing evidence that unhealthy work environments produce accumulating damage to your mental health.

Many people feel stressed by their work and careers. There's increasing evidence that unhealthy work environments produce accumulating damage to your mental health.

Wisdom

Do Hardships in Life Really Make You Wiser?

Douglas LaBier Ph.D. on October 13, 2018

Research and clinical observation both reveal a complex relationship between hardships in life and increased wisdom. It depends on what you learn — or don't.

Research and clinical observation both reveal a complex relationship between hardships in life and increased wisdom. It depends on what you learn — or don't.

Health

Can You Increase Your Mental Health by Laughing at Yourself?

Douglas LaBier Ph.D. on September 29, 2018

How does your capacity to laugh at your difficulties affect your mental health? What we see clinically coincides with some new research.

How does your capacity to laugh at your difficulties affect your mental health? What we see clinically coincides with some new research.

Relationships

The Harms of Being In and Out of a Relationship

Douglas LaBier Ph.D. on August 30, 2018

If you have a pattern of breaking up and making up, research shows it damages your mental health. How can you alter that to create a lasting, healthy relationship?

If you have a pattern of breaking up and making up, research shows it damages your mental health. How can you alter that to create a lasting, healthy relationship?

Mating

What Raises—or Lowers—Your Sexual Attraction to Someone?

Douglas LaBier Ph.D. on July 31, 2018

Many think that sexual desire for a prospective partner increases when there's uncertainty and mystery about the partner's interest in you. But some research suggest that's not so.

Many think that sexual desire for a prospective partner increases when there's uncertainty and mystery about the partner's interest in you. But some research suggest that's not so.

Relationships

Are Millennial Men Rejecting “Manhood”?

Douglas LaBier Ph.D. on June 9, 2018

Are millennial men becoming less traditionally "masculine"? New research shows the impact of this shift on relationships and the workplace.

Are millennial men becoming less traditionally "masculine"? New research shows the impact of this shift on relationships and the workplace.

Relationships

Will Your Relationship Have a Short Shelf-life? How to Tell

Douglas LaBier Ph.D. on May 26, 2018

What attracts you to a partner may prove to be a dead-end, or may contain the basis for long-term intimate connection. Here's why, and what helps build lasting intimacy.

What attracts you to a partner may prove to be a dead-end, or may contain the basis for long-term intimate connection. Here's why, and what helps build lasting intimacy.

Relationships

How to Make Love at First Sight Last

Douglas LaBier Ph.D. on April 30, 2018

Can you learn to relate to your intimate partner in ways that sustain long-term emotional and sexual connection? Both research and clinical evidence show what's key.

Can you learn to relate to your intimate partner in ways that sustain long-term emotional and sexual connection? Both research and clinical evidence show what's key.

Anxiety

Worry Your Partner Will Dump You? Then It May Be More Likely

Douglas LaBier Ph.D. on March 22, 2018

If you fear your relationship might not survive, you're likely to act in ways that make that happen. What, then, is needed for sustaining a romantic partnership?

If you fear your relationship might not survive, you're likely to act in ways that make that happen. What, then, is needed for sustaining a romantic partnership?

Forgiveness

Why Apologies From High-Profile People Sound Insincere

Douglas LaBier Ph.D. on February 3, 2018

Do you ever hear an apology from a public figure who's committed a transgression or illegality, and it sounds insincere? And you don't think it warrants forgiveness? Here's why.

Do you ever hear an apology from a public figure who's committed a transgression or illegality, and it sounds insincere? And you don't think it warrants forgiveness? Here's why.

Narcissism

Why Entitled People Will Disregard Rules That Others Follow

Douglas LaBier Ph.D. on January 24, 2018

People who think of themselves as entitled often refuse to follow rules of conduct that others accept. The source is an overlooked feature of narcissism.

People who think of themselves as entitled often refuse to follow rules of conduct that others accept. The source is an overlooked feature of narcissism.

Health

Why Connecting With Nature Elevates Your Mental Health

Douglas LaBier Ph.D. on January 8, 2018

What happens when you immerse yourself in nature? Most people feel connection and calm, and a new study shows how it impacts your overall mental health.

What happens when you immerse yourself in nature? Most people feel connection and calm, and a new study shows how it impacts your overall mental health.

Career

Why You're Likely To Be Unhappy With Your Job

Douglas LaBier Ph.D. on December 18, 2017

Surveys keep finding chronic unhappiness with work. The usual focus is on managing stress, but ignores the source: An unhealthy management culture.

Surveys keep finding chronic unhappiness with work. The usual focus is on managing stress, but ignores the source: An unhealthy management culture.

Depression

Why Are Depressed Fathers Likely to Have Depressed Teens?

Douglas LaBier Ph.D. on November 24, 2017

Here are three potential reasons for the association.

Here are three potential reasons for the association.

Depression

Why Our Closest Family Relationships Can Lead to Depression

Douglas LaBier Ph.D. on October 28, 2017

Two new studies shed light on midlife depression. One concerns conflicts with mother and siblings; the other, the effect of untreated depression.

Two new studies shed light on midlife depression. One concerns conflicts with mother and siblings; the other, the effect of untreated depression.

Sex

Midlife and Having Extramarital Sex? The Numbers Are Rising

Douglas LaBier Ph.D. on September 28, 2017

A new survey reveals a surprising pattern.

A new survey reveals a surprising pattern.

Health

Can Embracing Negative Emotions Increase Your Well-Being?

Douglas LaBier Ph.D. on September 19, 2017

Is it possible that you can increase your happiness in life by embracing unhappy feelings -- your anxieties, fears, anger, resentments, and all sorts of negative emotions?

Is it possible that you can increase your happiness in life by embracing unhappy feelings -- your anxieties, fears, anger, resentments, and all sorts of negative emotions?

Self-Esteem

Do You Regret Sacrificing For Your Partner? Here's Why

Douglas LaBier Ph.D. on August 26, 2017

Your level of self-esteem affects how good or bad you feel about sacrificing for your partner. But feeling supported increases your success and wellbeing outside the relationship.

Your level of self-esteem affects how good or bad you feel about sacrificing for your partner. But feeling supported increases your success and wellbeing outside the relationship.