Can You Have a Committed Partnership With a Friend?
A new book highlights people who have chosen to create intimate, long-term partnerships with friends to enrich their lives.
A new book highlights people who have chosen to create intimate, long-term partnerships with friends to enrich their lives.
A new book argues that being unsure can help us learn, improve our mental health, and reduce polarization.
A therapist explains how to navigate insecure attachment and find better ways to communicate and address conflict with your partner.
A conversation with UC Berkeley School of Public Health professor Jodi Halpern about AI ethics, empathy, and mental health.
John and Julie Gottman explain what to do—and what to avoid—so your arguments actually make your relationship stronger.
We talk with historian Christopher M. Bellitto about “the secret history of a lost virtue.”
The incessant pressure to perform takes a toll on children’s mental health—but there are other ways to help them find their sense of worth.
Advisories from the U.S. Surgeon General and the American Psychological Association highlight how social media affect youth mental health.
We can bounce back better from a disappointment if we pay more attention to our internal dialogue.
John and Julie Gottman explain what to do—and what to avoid—so your arguments actually make your relationship stronger.
While anger gets a bad rap, studies suggest it can help us achieve difficult goals, if used wisely.
Our guest tried a practice in radical acceptance, a Buddhist principle made popular by today's expert, psychologist Tara Brach.
A meditation in meeting our most difficult emotions—like anger, disappointment, or fear—with mindfulness and gentle care.
Self-control isn’t always a good thing. Being "overcontrolled" can be bad for your mental health.
A new study suggests that when people respond enthusiastically to our good news, we feel more grateful and closer to them—especially as we age.
Research finds that having plants at home is good for our health and well-being. How do you pick the right ones?
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