Author / Teacher

Elisha Goldstein

Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and conducts a private practice in West Los Angeles. He is founder of the Mindful Living Collective—a donation-based leading global network for mindful living and learning, and creator of the Uncover the Power Within coaching program and the free master class on the Uncover the Power Within Blueprint. He is also the author of Uncovering Happiness: Overcoming Depression with Mindfulness and Self-Compassion (Atria Books, 2015), The Now Effect (Atria Books, 2012), Mindfulness Meditations for the Anxious Traveler (Atria Books, 2013), and co-author of A Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Workbook (New Harbinger, 2010).

Articles by Elisha Goldstein

The 5 Major Mind Traps that Hinder Happiness
Depression & Grief

The 5 Major Mind Traps that Hinder Happiness

These roadblocks keep us stuck in the depression loop: caught up in negative thoughts, feelings, and behaviors as the brain anxiously rehashes past events and simultaneously rehearses a hopeless, catastrophic future. Here are some ways to avoid falling into these traps. Read More

Remedies for Your Anxious Mind
Mindfulness For

Remedies for Your Anxious Mind

Elisha and Stefanie Goldstein offer 11 ways to slow down and stay steady when anxiety trips you up. Read More

Uncovering Happiness
Depression & Grief

Uncovering Happiness

Bouts of depression range from the mild and infrequent to the severe and chronic. For serious depression, you should seek qualified help. But for any level of depression, it helps to know that underlying the darkness is happiness—and our brain is equipped with the means to uncover it. Read More

Do You Have A Fear of Missing Out?
Focus & Attention

Do You Have A Fear of Missing Out?

When it comes to our phones, it's not just fear of missing out (FOMO) that keeps us attached and scrolling with abandon. It's fear of keeping up (FOKU).  Read More

What People Who Trigger Us Tell Us About Ourselves
Mindfulness For

What People Who Trigger Us Tell Us About Ourselves

Difficult people are messengers for our unhealed parts. Read More

5 Steps to Boost Your Confidence
Focus & Attention

5 Steps to Boost Your Confidence

A mindfulness practice to bring out confidence and ease. Read More

Thoughts Are Not Facts
Depression & Grief

Thoughts Are Not Facts

Next time your mind jumps to a conclusion that inevitably sends in you in a spiral toward depression or anxiety, check to see where your head was at the time of that interpretation. Read More

Be Confident & at Ease
Expert Interviews

Be Confident & at Ease

Elisha and Stefanie Goldstein offer 11 ways to bring out the confidence that’s waiting to emerge from within. Read More

How to Mindfully Deal with Jerks
Loving-Kindness & Compassion

How to Mindfully Deal with Jerks

Give this loving-kindness practice a shot when dealing with difficult people and see what you notice. Read More

Mindful Parenting for ADHD: An Interview with Dr. Mark Bertin
Expert Interviews

Mindful Parenting for ADHD: An Interview with Dr. Mark Bertin

Mark Bertin shares why we’re seeing more ADHD in our culture and a few mindfulness techniques parents can take home with them to help themselves and their kids. Read More

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