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Happiness
Friendships After 60: Maximizing "Social Fitness"

Eva Ritvo M.D. on March 11, 2025

Friendship after 60 isn't just fulfilling—it's vital. Learn how social connections boost health and happiness, and practical ways to expand your circle.

Friendship after 60 isn't just fulfilling—it's vital. Learn how social connections boost health and happiness, and practical ways to expand your circle.

Grief
Navigating Collective Grief

Eva Ritvo M.D. on November 11, 2024

Therapists can support patients navigating shock, anger, and anxiety; they can instead foster resilience amid a collective, media-amplified experience.

Therapists can support patients navigating shock, anger, and anxiety; they can instead foster resilience amid a collective, media-amplified experience.

Post-Traumatic Growth
Racing From Trauma to Triumph

Eva Ritvo M.D. on October 25, 2024

In a journey from trauma to triumph, racing partners Kerry Gruson and Caryn Lubetsky embody the power of forgiveness, determination, and teamwork.

In a journey from trauma to triumph, racing partners Kerry Gruson and Caryn Lubetsky embody the power of forgiveness, determination, and teamwork.

Creativity
Enhancing Medical Education With the Arts

Eva Ritvo M.D. on October 20, 2024

As AI transforms medical education, how do we preserve empathy and creativity? Discover how the arts can keep the human touch at the heart of medicine.

As AI transforms medical education, how do we preserve empathy and creativity? Discover how the arts can keep the human touch at the heart of medicine.

Anxiety
Helping Clients Navigate Election Anxiety

Eva Ritvo M.D. on October 5, 2024

Election stress is rising, and therapists are feeling it too. Learn how to guide clients through election anxiety while maintaining a neutral, supportive therapeutic space.

Election stress is rising, and therapists are feeling it too. Learn how to guide clients through election anxiety while maintaining a neutral, supportive therapeutic space.

Aging
Time to Retire?

Eva Ritvo M.D. on July 27, 2024

Navigating retirement is a psychological marathon. Consider these key insights on financial readiness, cognitive health, and finding new purpose.

Navigating retirement is a psychological marathon. Consider these key insights on financial readiness, cognitive health, and finding new purpose.

Gratitude
Be Kind to Your Mind: Choose Positive Emotions

Eva Ritvo M.D. on May 24, 2022

A Personal Perspective: Part III of III: How to be kind to your mind. This last collection of tips focuses on choosing and fostering positive emotions.

A Personal Perspective: Part III of III: How to be kind to your mind. This last collection of tips focuses on choosing and fostering positive emotions.

Beauty
How to Maintain Beauty Through Health

Eva Ritvo M.D. on May 2, 2022

Beauty matters. For every point on a scale that a female is ranked more beautiful, she makes 50 cents more, but for every point she ranks herself higher she makes 86 cents more.

Beauty matters. For every point on a scale that a female is ranked more beautiful, she makes 50 cents more, but for every point she ranks herself higher she makes 86 cents more.

Neuroscience
10 Strategies to Calm Down and Support Ukraine

Eva Ritvo M.D. on March 16, 2022

Has the pandemic and the crisis in Ukraine left you stuck in "fight, flight, or freeze"? Here are 10 strategies to calm down and help out.

Has the pandemic and the crisis in Ukraine left you stuck in "fight, flight, or freeze"? Here are 10 strategies to calm down and help out.

Cognition
Your Brain on Exercise

Eva Ritvo M.D. on October 18, 2021

Exercise not only helps you look and feel better; it can also make you smarter. Here are 10 ways to boost your brain with exercise.

Exercise not only helps you look and feel better; it can also make you smarter. Here are 10 ways to boost your brain with exercise.

Teamwork
From Near Death to Thriving: A Case History of Hope

Eva Ritvo M.D. on September 11, 2021

Kerry Gruson sends the message to look beyond perceived limitations and that collaboration is both possible and necessary for our continued coexistence.

Kerry Gruson sends the message to look beyond perceived limitations and that collaboration is both possible and necessary for our continued coexistence.

Sleep
The Pandemic's Impact on Well-being

Eva Ritvo M.D. on June 2, 2021

The pandemic has affected us in drastic ways. Researchers are just now beginning to examine the toll it has taken.

The pandemic has affected us in drastic ways. Researchers are just now beginning to examine the toll it has taken.

Leadership
Cultivating Skills That Will Make You a Kind and Effective Leader

Eva Ritvo M.D. on May 29, 2021

What are the good qualities of a leader? Warren Bennis said, “Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple and it is also that difficult."

What are the good qualities of a leader? Warren Bennis said, “Becoming a leader is synonymous with becoming yourself. It is precisely that simple and it is also that difficult."

Leadership
Leading With Kindness

Eva Ritvo M.D. on May 20, 2021

When you think of leadership, what comes to your mind? Do you visualize power? Strength? Direction? What about kindness? Compassion?Understanding?

When you think of leadership, what comes to your mind? Do you visualize power? Strength? Direction? What about kindness? Compassion?Understanding?

Fear
How to Ease the Divisiveness in 2021

Eva Ritvo M.D. on March 28, 2021

The political battles between unity and divisiveness can happen with family, friends, coworkers, and even strangers. Here's what all sides can do to heal and thrive.

The political battles between unity and divisiveness can happen with family, friends, coworkers, and even strangers. Here's what all sides can do to heal and thrive.