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3 Books to Help You Thrive Amid Difficulty

Lizabeth Roemer Ph.D. on December 24, 2025

These books capture the complexity of honoring our emotions while choosing how to engage in our lives. They can help you cultivate compassion and support your growth.

These books capture the complexity of honoring our emotions while choosing how to engage in our lives. They can help you cultivate compassion and support your growth.

Emotions
The Importance—and Impermanence—of Emotions

Lizabeth Roemer Ph.D. on December 21, 2025

Emotions provide important guides but can also be overwhelming and disruptive to our goals. These suggestions can help you discern when and how to listen to them.

Emotions provide important guides but can also be overwhelming and disruptive to our goals. These suggestions can help you discern when and how to listen to them.

Jealousy
Cultivating Joy in Others’ Joy

Lizabeth Roemer Ph.D. on November 17, 2025

Developing a habit of joy in other people’s joy can counter naturally arising envy and promote connection and well-being. These practices can help.

Developing a habit of joy in other people’s joy can counter naturally arising envy and promote connection and well-being. These practices can help.

Mindfulness
3 Ways to Do Photography as a Mindfulness Practice

Lizabeth Roemer Ph.D. on September 25, 2025

These three simple photography practices can expand your perspective. Regular practice can help you drop rigid narratives and cultivate openness and compassion.

These three simple photography practices can expand your perspective. Regular practice can help you drop rigid narratives and cultivate openness and compassion.

Awe
Blooming in the Mud

Lizabeth Roemer Ph.D. on August 7, 2025

Inspired by the example of a lotus growing amid mud, we can notice and cultivate joy and awe amid pain and suffering, preparing us to thrive.

Inspired by the example of a lotus growing amid mud, we can notice and cultivate joy and awe amid pain and suffering, preparing us to thrive.

Altruism
Recognizing Kindness and Generosity Increases Them

Lizabeth Roemer Ph.D. on June 16, 2025

Studies show people are less selfish than we imagine—yet this mistaken imagining negatively shapes our actions. Through practice, we can see and bring forward more of the good.

Studies show people are less selfish than we imagine—yet this mistaken imagining negatively shapes our actions. Through practice, we can see and bring forward more of the good.

Mindfulness
Mindfully Connecting With Nature

Lizabeth Roemer Ph.D. on April 21, 2025

Connecting to nature improves your mood, attention, and interconnection—and you don’t need hours or days to gain these benefits! Try these brief practices and see the impact.

Connecting to nature improves your mood, attention, and interconnection—and you don’t need hours or days to gain these benefits! Try these brief practices and see the impact.

Anger
4 More Steps for Working Effectively With Anger

Lizabeth Roemer Ph.D. on February 11, 2025

These four steps can help you move from angry reactions and distress into skillful, intentional actions that are true to your full experience.

These four steps can help you move from angry reactions and distress into skillful, intentional actions that are true to your full experience.

Anger
The First Steps in Working Effectively With Anger

Lizabeth Roemer Ph.D. on February 10, 2025

Anger is a natural human emotion, but holding onto and fueling it can cause harm. Recognizing and accepting our anger is a first step toward working with it in less harmful ways.

Anger is a natural human emotion, but holding onto and fueling it can cause harm. Recognizing and accepting our anger is a first step toward working with it in less harmful ways.

Emotions
Choosing When to Communicate Emotions

Lizabeth Roemer Ph.D. on December 23, 2024

Sharing emotions can deepen connections, but it can be hard to discern when to do this effectively. These considerations can help you choose in ways that promote your well-being.

Sharing emotions can deepen connections, but it can be hard to discern when to do this effectively. These considerations can help you choose in ways that promote your well-being.

Motivation
More Well-Being Lessons From Birding

Lizabeth Roemer Ph.D. on September 16, 2024

Birding teaches us that flexible goals can motivate us without setting us up for disappointment. Here's what else we can learn.

Birding teaches us that flexible goals can motivate us without setting us up for disappointment. Here's what else we can learn.

Anxiety
The Difference Between Planning and Worrying

Lizabeth Roemer Ph.D. on June 12, 2024

Personal Perspective: Our minds can help us live more fully or get in our way. These suggestions can help us determine which thing is happening in the moment.

Personal Perspective: Our minds can help us live more fully or get in our way. These suggestions can help us determine which thing is happening in the moment.

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Self Tests are all about you. Are you outgoing or introverted? Are you a narcissist? Does perfectionism hold you back? Find out the answers to these questions and more with Psychology Today.

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