by Marie-Josee Shaar | Jan 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
Do you remember the anxiety of being picked last for the team in phys ed? Or the pressure of doing an oral presentation right after the coolest kid around in English class? Of course you do! Such events threatened your fundamental need to belong, and so they impacted...
by Marie-Josee Shaar | Nov 1, 2012 | Uncategorized
“I want to be more creative,” I thought to myself last fall. “It’s time I develop my right brain a little more.” Since quite a few of my family members are decent painters, I thought painting was a great place for me to start. But because...
by Marie-Josee Shaar | Nov 14, 2011 | Uncategorized
“Happier people live longer,” is old news for us positive psychology fans. That happier people tend to be healthier is also something we’re now well aware of, thanks to research by Sheldon Cohen showing that happier people enjoy a stronger immune response, and...
