ATLANTA - Classes at Kindezi at Gideons Elementary School in Atlanta, Georgia started back up last week, and one teacher wanted her students to start their school year on a positive and encouraging ...

I used to think positive affirmations, such as I am brave, were a silly New-Age concept that amounted to little more than wishful, magical thinking. Then I became a cognitive psychologist, and I ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alberto Menendez Cervero via Shutterstock Positive affirmations are an excellent way to set an intention and then start moving ...

It often begins quietly. A presentation that didn’t go as planned. A number on the weighing scale. A fleeting comparison on social media. And then, almost automatically, the inner voice steps in, ...

Scroll through social media and you'll quickly encounter phrases like "I am worthy" or "I choose happiness". The tantalizing promise is: repeat these positive affirmations often enough and you'll be ...

Mel Giedroyc, pictured with friend Sue Perkins in 2014, says she would rather be "optimistic" than view life as a glass half empty. (Getty Images) On BBC Woman's Hour, the 56-year-old presenter opened ...

Self-affirmations – brief exercises in which people reflect on their core values, identity and positive traits – can increase people’s general well-being and make them happier in small but significant ...