How to Grow Hope

Resilience

Why an “Everyone Wins” Attitude Is Making Our Children Lose

Megan Shen Ph.D. on May 16, 2024

Personal Perspective: Protecting children from losing with an "everyone wins" attitude can prevent them from developing resilience.

Personal Perspective: Protecting children from losing with an "everyone wins" attitude can prevent them from developing resilience.

Relationships

How to Survive Valentine’s Day After the Death of a Partner

Megan Shen Ph.D. on February 12, 2024

How do you survive Valentine's Day if you've lost your partner? These practical tips can help those who have lost someone dear, whether recently or in years past.

How do you survive Valentine's Day if you've lost your partner? These practical tips can help those who have lost someone dear, whether recently or in years past.

Emotional Intelligence

The Overlooked Payoff to Suffering Is Compassion

Megan Shen Ph.D. on January 18, 2024

What is the "payoff" waiting on the other side of grief and suffering? The most common response is resilience, but research shows it might be compassion.

What is the "payoff" waiting on the other side of grief and suffering? The most common response is resilience, but research shows it might be compassion.

Grief

What Anderson Cooper Gets So Right About Grief

Megan Shen Ph.D. on December 12, 2023

With the holidays in full swing, many of us are experiencing grief. Anderson Cooper's podcast creates space for us to share in our grief with Cooper and his guests.

With the holidays in full swing, many of us are experiencing grief. Anderson Cooper's podcast creates space for us to share in our grief with Cooper and his guests.

Health

The Need to Rethink What Healing in Medicine Means

Megan Shen Ph.D. on November 3, 2023

The U.S. healthcare system tends to focus more on not dying rather than truly living, but the origins of healing lie in reducing human suffering.

The U.S. healthcare system tends to focus more on not dying rather than truly living, but the origins of healing lie in reducing human suffering.

Loneliness

Why You Must Add Social Connection to Your Self-Care Routine

Megan Shen Ph.D. on September 20, 2023

We focus most of our self-care routine on meditation, eating healthy, and exercise. But it turns out that social connection might be the best thing to improve your health.

We focus most of our self-care routine on meditation, eating healthy, and exercise. But it turns out that social connection might be the best thing to improve your health.

Grief

6 Things Caregivers Should Know About Their Grief

Megan Shen Ph.D. on April 19, 2023

Are you dealing with the loss of a loved one as a caregiver? Here are six things you should know about your grief.

Are you dealing with the loss of a loved one as a caregiver? Here are six things you should know about your grief.

Grief

How to Find Hope While Grieving During the Holidays

Megan Shen Ph.D. on December 5, 2022

Are you finding it hard to be hopeful during the holiday season amidst your grief? Here are some science-backed tips for finding hope while grieving during the holiday season.

Are you finding it hard to be hopeful during the holiday season amidst your grief? Here are some science-backed tips for finding hope while grieving during the holiday season.

Grief

How to Manage When a Loved One Is Dying

Megan Shen Ph.D. on August 18, 2022

It is a hard and uncertain period between diagnosis and death.

It is a hard and uncertain period between diagnosis and death.