Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Understanding human emotional life is critically important on many levels. As individuals, and in our social and workgroups, we need to be emotionally fluent and aware, not just able to know what we ...

Being able to emotionally tag important experiences as either positive or negative and to remember those associations is one of the great achievements and marvels of evolution. When our ancient ...

Research suggests that both less negative thinking and more positive thinking are beneficial for mental and emotional well-being. However, the relationship between the two is complex, and it's not ...

Triggers are actions or situations that elicit an emotional response. While they are typically associated with negative responses, a person can also have positive triggers. A person can experience ...