It is well established in psychology that humans conceptualize emotions by features known as valence (the degree of pleasantness or unpleasantness) and arousal (the intensity of bodily reactions, such ...

With guidance, her anger could become a force for good. I’ve since begun teaching Neff’s Fierce Self-Compassion program, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Managing your anger isn't about suppressing your emotions or becoming Buddha overnight. It's about adding a few strategic pauses ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's crazy how our brains can hijack our day—one moment you're fine, the next you're fuming about something that probably won't ...

We should not argue when we’re mad because we might end up shouting things we don’t really mean and making a big mess. But due to the inner workings of our brain, not only are we more likely to lose ...

We used to think that the left brain controlled your thinking and that the right brain controlled your heart. But neuroscientists have learned that it’s a lot more complicated. In 2007, an influential ...

I called the first two years of my life after my brain was injured the honeymoon period. In this period, I believed absolutely in what I was told and hadn't yet fully grasped how catastrophic my ...

For a lot of us, "getting it out" is the only way we feel like we can actually deal with anger. But science shows that "venting" doesn't actually help when you're angry. In fact, it can often make it ...