The Mindful Self-Express

The mind-body experiment.

Melanie Greenberg Ph.D.

Post-Traumatic Growth During a Pandemic: Is That a Thing?

Post-traumatic growth is the process of coming to terms with trauma and changing your life in a more meaningful or positive direction. Can we do this in the age of COVID-19? How?

Media Exposure to COVID-19: How Much Is Too Much?

The media play a vital role in informing us about COVID-19. But sitting glued to the TV all day can create stress and promote unwise behavior. How much media exposure is too much?

5 Ways to Rewire Your Brain to Deal With Coronavirus Stress

Coronavirus creates the perfect storm to trigger automatic, primitive brain reactions to danger. It is life-threatening, unfamiliar, and unpredictable. Find out how to de-stress.

The Surprising Reason Mindfulness Makes You Happier

Some studies have shown that mindfulness interventions increase positive feelings, but we don’t really know why this happens. A recent research study sought to delve deeper.

Does Being More Social Make Us Happier?

Are deeper conversations more satisfying than superficial ones—and are we happier when interacting with people that we like more?

How Married Couples Influence Each Other’s Physical Health

Couples can influence each others’ stress levels, mood, and health behavior patterns. The gut may hold the key linking behavior in intimate relationships with long-term health.

Does Suppressing Feelings Help or Hurt Your Relationship?

When you're in conflict with your partner, is it best to communicate authentically or to downplay what you feel? Research has surprising answers.

Understanding Brain Circuits of Fear, Stress, and Anxiety

Experts now think of anxiety disorders and PTSD as “whole brain” conditions involving the complex interplay of neurons across different brain areas. Find out why.

How Traumas Create Negative Patterns in Relationships

Traumas create enduring beliefs and behaviors that make it difficult to find and maintain loving relationships.

6 Powerful Communication Tools for Satisfying Relationships

Couples often get stuck in negative communication cycles. Read about 6 tools that couples therapists use to help you have difficult conversations and resolve conflict.

Surprising Ways that Stress Affects Your Brain and Immunity

Stress is a natural part of life. But experiencing major stressors early in life or unrelenting, chronic stress may actually alter your brain and immunity.

Master Your Feelings With New Tools Inspired by Neuroscience

Do you struggle to manage your emotions? Neuroscience suggests that finding a detailed understanding of what you are feeling can help.

Stressed Out? How Nature Can Restore Your Health

Modern urban lifestyles can be stressful. Research shows spending time in green spaces helps you de-stress, feel healthier, and may even extend your life.

7 Easy Things You Can Do Instead of Worrying

Worry is something we all struggle with and a habit that is difficult to break. Learn about some simple, fresh, practical tools to interrupt negative thinking cycles.

Self-Compassion May Foster More Secure Attachment

A new experimental study shows that brief self-compassion or body awareness practices can calm stress in the body and create states of safety, soothing, and openness.

Why Worrying Is Unhelpful, and One Thing You Can Do Instead

Repetitive worry and rumination is something most of us struggle with. Learn how worry works in the brain, the psychological impact of worry, and what you can do instead.

Research Shows One Skill Can Keep Your Relationship Happy

Research shows us how reducing negative feelings and behavior during conflict can help you communicate more constructively so you can maintain a happy relationship over time.

Feeling Depressed? Gut-Brain Dysfunction May Be to Blame

Recent theories of depression emphasize an imbalance of gut microbes and dysfunction in the axis connecting the gut and the brain.

Feeling Stuck or Anxious? Change Your Story to Move Forward

An exciting new line of research shows that creating psychological distance from negative memories or threatening future events can help you manage your emotional response.

Does Mindfulness Make Us Less Sensitive to Rejection?

Could mindfulness, with its emphasis on nonjudgmental awareness and present-moment experience, help us be less distressed by rejection?

How PTSD and Trauma Affect Your Brain Functioning

Research suggests that impaired functioning in brain areas responsible for threat detection and emotion regulation account for many PTSD symptoms.

Why Women Have Higher Rates of PTSD Than Men

Women experience PTSD twice as often as men, despite experiencing less trauma overall—perhaps because sexual trauma is particularly toxic.

The Top 3 Reasons Why You Self-Sabotage and How to Stop

Self-sabotage can get you off track, mess up relationships, or interfere with reaching goals and meeting deadlines. Find out what to do instead.

The One Resilience Skill You Need to Overcome Life Stress

What makes us resilient? A 2017 study suggests that a single character strength is the prime predictor of continued wellbeing in the face of negative life events.

4 Surprising Ways to Worry Less (Backed by Science)

Worry can kill your joy and drain your energy. Luckily, research keeps finding new, proven ways to help you worry less. Learn how to let go of toxic worry for good.

6 Ways to Take Care of Yourself When People Disappoint You

You can’t stop people from letting you down, but you don’t have to let it derail you. These strategies can help you pick yourself up and move on.

5 Essential Life Truths That Sound Depressing but Aren't

As you go along, you will realize that life doesn’t always give you what you expect, and what you think is true sometimes isn’t. Is it time to adjust your expectations?

New Research Shows How to Facilitate Social Courage

Courage is an attribute that we need more of these days. A recent study looked at what types of people and what aspects of workplace culture and leadership style facilitate courage

6 Scientific Ways to Boost Your Brain Health

Brain health is the foundation for healthy and successful living, learning, and loving. New research shows living healthier, and meditating can boost your brainpower. Find out why

6 Manipulations Used in Sexual Harassment

What manipulative tricks do sexual harassers use to get women to comply? A recently released tape of Harvey Weinstein talking to a model may hold some clues.

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