by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Dec 27, 2025 | Personal Growth
How do you open up when you don’t know what you’re feeling? It’s a common question. And a deeply human one. We hear it all the time: Talking about your feelings is good for you. Healing, even.But what if the issue isn’t whether you talk — it’s that you don’t actually...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Jul 27, 2025 | Personal Growth
In a world overflowing with noise, urgency, pressure, and distraction, our souls long for something to relieve the angst. That something is ancient and sacred. It’s called awe. What is Awe? As a clinical psychologist with decades of experience, I’ve spent my...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Apr 16, 2025 | Personal Growth
Forget Anti Aging: Pro Age with Confidence and Joy We live in a culture obsessed with youth. Wrinkles are considered flaws; midlife is deemed a time of decline; and aging with confidence is reserved for the rich and famous. For the rest of us, aging is something to...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Jun 23, 2024 | Personal Growth
Book smarts and IQ have their place in aptitude and success. But emotional intelligence and emotional maturity have more influence in determining success and happiness in life. And yet, even these two pillars of personal growth have distinctions. Subtle, but still...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Feb 21, 2024 | Personal Growth
Monday looms large, and last week’s unfinished business imposes regret. While Friday came in like a view of the Promised Land, every tick of Sunday’s clock is like an hour closer to Hell. You, my friend, have a case of the Sunday Scaries. Yes, they’re real. And yes,...
by Elayne S. Daniels, PhD | Nov 25, 2023 | Personal Growth
Let’s get personal. In a growth-related way, that is. What steps toward personal growth would you take if you knew that a little could go a long way? And what if you knew that, by unarresting your development, you could energize movement into positive growth and...
