The quality of your past relationships can help form how to relate and interact with people in your life. These interactions are affected by your attachment style: secure, anxious-preoccupied, dismissive-avoidant, or fearful-avoidant.
Keep the people who make you laugh and feel joyful close--they are actually good for your health. Laugher has myriad benefits and can even help reduce pain! We take a dive into gelotology (the study of laughter) to understand how laughter can improve quality of life AND longevity.
There are so many ways to connect with the world around you, but lately many people feel like some element of connection is lost with the digital world. In fact, the majority of people feel lonely at some point in their lives.
There is a connection between stress and one's mental state, and it varies depending on how the person conducts herself and what coping strategies she utilizes.