unhappy

Doctor-prescribed, mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) gave this writer the tools to cope better.

The one time I really ignored my gut, it involved a man I didn't really love, but thought I was supposed to love.

The other night, alone in Paris, I was thinking about what it means to be independent.

With all of the rain and gloom of late, as I sit at my desk staring out the window and longing to break out my tube tops and flip flops and hit the park, I've been thinking about how to raise my spirits. I've tried a number of things to compensate for the grey clouds — re-watching my favourite movies, tackling ambitious recipes (for my personal culinary skill set) and going to the gym - with mixed results.

Is the way you talk to yourself making you unhappy? A: Negative self-talk can appear innocent and harmless or downright disgusting or vicious. You might say “I’m a fat ass,” “You’re cr**” or “I’m worthless.”