A Buoyant Life

Grief

Good Grief: What Polly the Parakeet Taught Us About Loss

Gina Vild on June 7, 2024

Learning to grieve is a life skill as necessary as learning to tie your shoe.

Awe

How Two Bald Eagles Are Rejuvenating a Weary World

Gina Vild on March 1, 2024

Viewing a live cam of two bald eagles and their three egg mesmerizes and offers profound benefits to our health and community.

Forgiveness

Four Simple Gifts to Delight and Spark Joy Year Round

Gina Vild on December 16, 2023

Year-round gifts to spark joy, and they are free.

Relationships

What to Ask on a First Date

Gina Vild on November 8, 2023

Here's how self-disclosure can enrich and jumpstart a relationship.

Cognition

Can Agatha Christie Help Us Solve the Mystery of Longer Life?

Gina Vild on August 17, 2023

How reading can help us be healthier and happier.

Happiness

Life Lessons From the Middle Seat

Gina Vild on July 24, 2023

Concessions can contribute to greater harmony and happiness.

Resilience

4 Ways to Flourish in a World of Accelerating Technology

Gina Vild on May 31, 2023

You can make mindful connections that will do more than any technology to keep you happy and healthy.

Happiness

The Benefits of Reliving Your Happy Memories

Gina Vild on March 30, 2023

6 simple techniques to savor your life through memories.

Meditation

A Single Practice to Transform and Potentially Extend Life

Gina Vild on January 29, 2023

An easy, singular practice to simplify your life and potentially add longevity.

Sleep

My Life Hack for Insomnia

Gina Vild on October 28, 2022

A Personal Perspective: How I fall asleep and stay asleep without medication.

Trust

6 Ways to Regain Trust After Betrayal

Gina Vild on September 16, 2022

How my near death from drowning restored my ability to trust.

Optimism

Are You an Optimist or a Pessimist?

Gina Vild on July 1, 2022

Here are four practices to boost your optimism and potentially increase your longevity beyond age 90.

Imposter Syndrome

How I Cured Myself of Imposter Syndrome

Gina Vild on April 7, 2022

Those with imposter syndrome fear the proverbial curtain will be pulled back, and they will be revealed as frauds. Learn how taking a self-inventory can change your life.

Resilience

4 Ways to Improve Your Luck

Gina Vild on February 20, 2022

What good luck and resilience have in common.

Oxytocin

The Astonishing Power of Kindness

Gina Vild on December 8, 2021

Studies show that your generous acts can make you healthier and happier.

Resilience

What 9/11 Teaches Us About Resilience

Gina Vild on September 8, 2021

Lessons learned from the shared grief of 9/11 can guide us through the fear and division that grips our country today.

Resilience

How to Heal a Broken Heart

Gina Vild on August 10, 2021

A Personal Perspective: Here is a surefire path to healing.