When most people hear the word “Stoic,” they picture a stiff upper lip: bottling up emotions, keeping silent about suffering, and pretending not to care. Psychology — and clients I see showing up in ...

Born into slavery, Epictetus became a pivotal Stoic philosopher, emphasizing resilience and inner freedom. His teachings ...

It’s true that the word “virtue,” with connotations of self-sacrifice and Victorian morality, can be rather off-putting. Yet, for many ancient Greeks and Romans—Plato, Aristotle, and the Stoics ...