by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Aug 29, 2022 | Fun and Play
Recently I began discussing “Relational Fusion” which is the social glue or bond created when people share a humorous experience. The shred experience of humor brings people together and creates a special bond. When you share a humorous joke, anecdote...
by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Aug 29, 2022 | The Tip Jar: Tips for Health and Wellness
Research shows that when we are grateful we feel better. Share your gratitude and appreciation with someone in your life. It could be someone with whom you are distant or it could be someone close to you.
by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Aug 28, 2022 | The Tip Jar: Tips for Health and Wellness
Share a joke, cartoon, funny story, life event. Try to share something that made you laugh so hard you fell down, cried, or wet your pants!
by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Aug 28, 2022 | The Tip Jar: Tips for Health and Wellness
Tip: Smile
by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Aug 17, 2022 | Emotions
Tip 1: Engage Your Humorous Perspective Humor can reduce and treat anxiety by activating mirth (the emotional reaction to humor), wit (the cognitive reaction to humor), laughter (the physical reaction to humor) and relational fusion (the social/ interpersonal...
by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Sep 11, 2021 | Emotions
Empathy and sympathy are both are emotions, and both have a behavioral (verbal) component that communicates either empathy or sympathy to others. In the simplest of terms, empathy while experienced internally is directed outward toward another and demonstrates true...
by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Sep 28, 2020 | Thinking and Wellness
Everybody faces tough times. Why do some people break down and some don’t? The answer is actually quite simple. People with a positive (but realistic) attitude navigate the world better than those with a negative attitude. For the most part it is not the “times”...
by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Sep 28, 2020 | Interpersonal Relationships
What are two things you should avoid saying to those you care about? 1. “Never” and “Always” These “absolutes” can generally be challenged and therefore can become the focus of a disagreement with the issue being lost in the absolutes. Examples: You never listen to...
by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Sep 28, 2020 | Fun and Play
We are genetically programmed to have fun and play. Fun and play have survival benefits. Play can be used to develop motor skills as well as social and emotional skills all of which add to survival. By adults many of us have lost our sense of fun and play as play is...
by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Sep 28, 2020 | Emotions
Forgiveness: True Forgiveness is the ability to accept that another person is doing (or did) the “best” he/she can, given that person’s life circumstance. (Even when he/she has done or is doing is viewed as awful, horrible, heinous, etc.) Misconception:...
by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Sep 28, 2020 | Therapeutic Humor: Emotions
Engage your Funny bone. Humor improves emotion, cognition, behavior and enhances relationships with others. 1. Mirth (an emotional reaction to humor) reduces distressing emotion. Research clearly indicates that chronic distressing emotions (depression, anger, anxiety,...
by Steven M. Sultanoff, PhD, Clinical Psychologist | Sep 28, 2020 | Health and Wellness
Tip 1 Activate Perspective Place life’s inconveniences (everyday events) in a large life perspective. Whatever “it” is tell yourself, “I will get through this. I have always survived every life challenge.” Why: Place life’s “inconveniences” in perspective. Perspective...
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