Resilience
How Can Resilience Impact Health?
,How we handle adversity can have big effect on how adverse events affect us. In light of this, researchers have turned their attention to resilience,…
How-Tos for Savoring the Joys in Life
,How do you respond during positive experiences in your life? Sometimes, in the midst of a happy moment, we are already focused on the next…
Reflections on Aging, Irony & Wisdom
,“Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot.”—Charlie Chaplin To paraphrase the wise comedian, life is ironic—a paradox that sometimes…
Does Having a Sense of Purpose Affect Longevity?
,Previous studies have led researchers to consider having a purpose in life as an indicator of healthy aging. One reason for this was the association…
Why Are Older Adults So Happy?
,Their bodies and minds are slowly deteriorating, yet research consistently finds that older adults say they’re happier on average than people half their age. So,…
Cumulative Lifetime Adversity and Resilience
,A recent study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology lends a fresh perspective to Friedrich Nietzsche’s famous quote, “That which does not…