According to cognitive neuroscientists, 95 percent of brain activity is beyond our conscious awareness. That means our daily experiences are largely affected by unconscious beliefs, attitudes, and ...

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 ...

You don’t just say the words. You take them in. And that is what makes the practice subtly transformative. Here are six water ...

This summer, plenty of celebrities, from models to Olympians, have demonstrated or spoken out about the power of affirmations. But what are affirmations, and do they actually work? And perhaps a more ...