Everyday Vitality.

Stress, frustration, disappointments, and uncertainties are all part of life. However, psychiatrist Samantha Boardman believes you can consciously cultivate vitality and create better days. Vitality, defined by Boardman as "a positive feeling of aliveness and energy," can help you feel physically and psychologically up to a task, access better coping skills for challenges, improve your ability to manage negative emotions, and experience better overall mental health. In Everyday Vitality, Boardman shares action-oriented wellsprings to boost your vitality. Her prescriptive steps, which include connecting with others in meaningful ways, engaging in experiences that challenge you, and contributing to something larger than yourself, draw on Boardman's research, experiences as a "positive psychologist," and perspectives as both a therapist and person in the world.