Confetti fluttered from the ceiling, and fans screamed after the Lakers won Game 7 of the 2010 NBA championship. Amid the chaos, Metta World Peace was interviewed on live television, and he made a comment that went viral."My psychiatrist, she really helped me relax a lot, thank you so much," he said. "It's so difficult to play. There's so much emotion going on during the playoffs, and she helped me relax." It was a moment that stood out — an athlete being vulnerable about his mental health during a high-profile event.Join the conversation on Facebook Increasingly, >>>

GREENCASTLE, Ind. — As a new year approaches, many people look forward to a new beginning by making promises to better themselves in various ways in the next 12 months — usually to have those best intentions fade away. One reason to have a more positive attitude now about carrying through on your New Year's resolutions is that the science of how to be happier with your choices has changed a lot.The new field of Positive Psychology has emerged in the last 20 years. Rather than dwelling on people's shortcomings, it focuses on people's strengths and how to build >>>

We always have good intentions that we don’t follow through on. That’s what procrastination is — the gap between intention and action. When you look at New Year’s, by definition, you’re making your intention to start at least days from now, if not weeks or months from now. That gap between intention and action is why I call it culturally prescribed procrastination. Because if you recognize, for example, that you should get more fit, you should change your diet or you should quit smoking, there’s nothing like a good intention now where no action is required to make you feel good. If >>>