Music can lift your spirits, calm your nerves, or break your heart in a few notes. It can also nudge what you remember, but ...

Relationships can be exciting, especially when they start with a bang. That whirlwind of emotions can feel like a rollercoaster you never want to get off. But sometimes, what we think is intense ...

Arousal—how alert or excited one feels—is a basic part of emotions, along with whether those emotions are positive or negative. Scientists still don't fully understand how the brain creates these ...

When the highs feel addictive and the lows feel unbearable, you’re likely not falling in love, but chasing intensity. “I was broken. I felt like a shell of a woman. Lonely and desperate.” These words ...

Stress influences what we learn and remember. The hormone cortisol, which is released during stressful situations, can make emotional memories in particular stronger. But how exactly does cortisol ...

The concept of emotional needs is derived from a misunderstanding of Abraham Maslow’s theory of motivation, known as the “Hierarchy of Needs.” (I think today he would call it the “Hierarchy of ...

Relationship patterns keep us safe. And in order to break them gently, we need more discernment and less self-criticism.

Management professionals dedicate significant time to developing their technical and organizational expertise. But in today’s dynamic environment, mastery of emotional intelligence (often referred to ...