Articles of Interest

Looking Back at Life and Its Influence on Subjective Well-Being (an article by Dr. Peck)

Lower levels of subjective well-being are associated with increased illness and death. Studies of elder morbidity and mortality increasingly have explored the link between social and psychological aspects of life to subjective well-being, and to health and disease. This paper presents a conceptual model of subjective well-being based on the process that people use to… Read more »

The Power of Vulnerability

Brené Brown studies human connection — our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk on Ted.com, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. A talk to share.

Two Key Steps To Finding Happiness

Do you wish you had more happiness in your life? On Psychology Today’s site, Dr. Robert Puff, PhD, offers some insights on how to do this in his article “Two Key Steps To Finding Happiness”.

Surviving Anxiety

In this article, published in the Atlantic Monthly, Scott Stossel discusses his approach to dealing with anxiety. You can read the article at http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/01/surviving_anxiety/355741/