Finding Cloud9

Musings on discovering happiness

Jamie Long Psy.D.

To Those of Us Struggling With Infertility This Mother's Day

Mother's Day can hang heavy on the hearts of those struggling with infertility. On a day of celebration, here's what if feels like to be on the outside.

4 Actions of Successful Relationships

People in satisfying relationships are taking specific actions that others in failing relationships aren't. Learn how to C.A.R.E.

Are Emotions Causing You to Overeat?

If emotional eating is impacting your happiness or your health, it's important to learn how to recognize the difference between emotional and physical hunger.

15 Inspirational Quotes for the New Year

See this compilation of favorite inspirational quotes to help you get in the spirit of the New Year!

4 Strategies for Coping with Stress and Emotional Pain

You're stressed to the max! What do you do? #OMG #STRESS

how to be more positive

How to Be More Positive: A Simple 5 Day Challenge

What consumes our thoughts controls our lives. Some days it's all too easy to be consumed with stuff that isn't worth the stress. If you're feeling negative, or are striving for more positivity, try this simple 5-day challenge to a more positive you!

Are You a Fat-Shamer?

Weightism may be the last socially acceptable prejudice in our culture — occurring more frequently than gender, sexuality, age or religious discrimination. Are you a fat-shamer?

5 Quick Tips to Reduce Stress and Stop Anxiety

Is anxiety sabotaging your confidence or tying your stomach into knots? Learn how to squash the uncomfortable consequences with these 5 tips.

NBA Champions Give Quotes To Live By

The Miami HEAT secure the 2013 NBA Championship with a victory in Game 7 against the Spurs and serendipitously offer AWESOME quotes to live by in post-game interviews. Read 9 Quotes from the HEAT and watch Nike's Victory Ad for LeBron James (phone number leaked).

12 Thirty-Second Ways to Connect With Your Spouse

A happy and successful marriage requires a lot of time and effort. In this day and age, who has time? You do.

Instead of Sweating Over Weight Loss This Summer

Sweating Over Weight Loss This Summer? Instead of killing yourself to achieve an unrealistic weight-loss goal, how about striving to love yourself a tad more - imperfections and all?

How to Improve Body Image | Dr. Jamie Long | Finding Cloud9

How to Improve Body Image: The Three D's

Poor body image? Thanks to society’s obsession with food, diets, and narrow definition of beauty, many individuals are at war with their bodies. Here's three ways to improve positive body image.

Dating Do's & Don'ts From Six Therapists

10 Dating Do's and Don'ts From 6 Therapists

Looking for a tip or two on how to tackle the dating scene? It seems everyone's an expert on relationships and human behavior, or are they? Here, the advice is coming from actual experts and in this case, six bona fide therapists!

You're Still Single and Don't Know Why

Hate that you're still single? "F.E.A.R." could be sabotaging your love life and you don't even know it. When anxiety, fear, or "ghosts of relationships past" get in they way of finding love, it's time to nip it in the bud and make room for love!