Based in Tampa, Florida, Virginia Pelley is a former women's magazine editor who has written health and fitness content for Men's Journal, Cosmopolitan magazine, the Chicago Tribune, ...

Here’s a science-inspired and reflective tool to uncover the hidden emotional labor you do before you even say a single word.

century BC, Aristotle coined a term that would change intellectual life forever. Its root, pathos, was an ordinary Greek word that meant suffering. But Aristotle used its plural form, pathe, to cover ...

Psychotherapy offers many pathways to growth, and one key benefit is learning to identify, understand, and express emotions. Emotions drive our thoughts, behaviors, and relationships, yet many people ...

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 ...

We've all felt it —the nagging of an unpleasant emotion that is difficult to name or explain. Maybe you chalk it up to feeling "off" or "upset." But did you know that finding more precise labels for ...

Have you ever felt like walking outside would be dangerous so you decide to stay in? Or, have you ever thought that a friend who hasn’t texted you has suddenly stopped liking you, when in reality they ...

You may be able to release trapped emotions by acknowledging them and connecting with them. Other practices that help you work through trauma may help. Share on Pinterest Illustration by Maya Chastain ...