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Rebecca A. Housel Ph.D.

About

Rebecca Housel, Ph.D. is a 31-year survivor of high-grade brain cancer and an author and editor in the Mental Health for Millennials series. Housel, an award-winning former professor in both Greater Atlanta and Upstate New York, served on Editorial Advisory Boards for multiple academic journals with Blackwell. Rebecca Housel is also known as the #PopCultureProfessor and did a three-year North American tour with Comic Con. An author and editor in the New York Times best-selling, Philosophy and Pop Culture Series (Wiley), Housel's books are sold in nine languages and 90+ countries; her personal blog, RebeccaHousel.com, draws an audience from 150 countries and celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2019. Dr. Housel is a member of the American Psychological Association and has an online practice, Built for Victory, that focuses on improving strength, resiliency and confidence through positive psychology.

Recent Posts
Face Shields and COVID-19
Worried about an uptick in COVID-19 after restrictions are lifted this summer? Face shields may be the solution.
End the Stigma

#mentalhealthmatters is trending. While it's good to open a dialogue about mental health, we have to remember to act on our words...or we risk becoming part of the overall problem.

#mentalhealthmatters is trending. While it's good to open a dialogue about mental health, we have to remember to act on our words...or we risk becoming part of the overall problem.

Fatal Attraction

Why magical thinking can be dangerous.

Why magical thinking can be dangerous.

Keeping Your Cool

When life throws you a curve ball, a few simple rules can help you avoid a meltdown.

When life throws you a curve ball, a few simple rules can help you avoid a meltdown.

Good Grief

Loss, grief, and depression are intertwined, but so are the neurons in your brain. Read on to learn more about how your physiology affects your psychology.

Loss, grief, and depression are intertwined, but so are the neurons in your brain. Read on to learn more about how your physiology affects your psychology.

Alone Together

Feeling depressed? Social media may be why.

Feeling depressed? Social media may be why.

Built for Victory

Feeling stuck? Unmotivated? Self-sabotage may be why.

Feeling stuck? Unmotivated? Self-sabotage may be why.