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Jill Suttie
Jill Suttie, Psy.D., is Greater Good‘s book review editor and a frequent contributor to the magazine.
Stories by Jill Suttie
Articles: Is There a Happiness Gender Gap?
By Jill Suttie | December 1, 2009Research suggests women today are unhappier than they've been in four decades, reports Jill Suttie. Why is that, and what can we do about it?
Articles: How to Keep Your Brain Young (Even as You Grow Old)
By Jill Suttie | October 1, 2009Jill Suttie offers three research-based tips for cognitive fitness.
Articles: Two More Spring Books: Making the Good Life Last and Another Kind of Public Education
By Jill Suttie | April 15, 2009
Articles: New Spring Books: Staying with Conflict and Longing and Belonging
By Jill Suttie | April 1, 2009
Articles: Parents Don’t Preach
By Jill Suttie | Winter 2009How can we get teens to practice safe sex?
Articles: Book Review: Loneliness
By Jill Suttie | Winter 2009by John T. Cacioppo and William Patrick
W.W. Norton & Company, 2008, 317 pages
Articles: A Review: The Wise Heart
By Jill Suttie | Summer 2008The Wise Heart: A guide to the universal teachings of Buddhist Psychology
By Jack Kornfield, Bantam Books, 2008, 448 pages
Articles: The Trouble With Happiness
By Jill Suttie | Summer 2008Three new books explore the upsides of sadness and the downsides of happiness.
Articles: Confessions of an Anxious Parent
By Jill Suttie | Spring 2008Are today’s parents afraid to let their kids play on their own? Jill Suttie tries to strike a balance between safety, freedom, and success.
Articles: Closing the Circuit
By Jill Suttie | Winter 2007-08Helen Mayberg’s research could revolutionize depression treatment.
Articles: Book Review: When Parents Hurt
By Jill Suttie | Winter 2007-08By Joshua Coleman
HarperCollins, 2007, 312 pages
Articles: Book Review: The Brain That Changes Itself
By Jill Suttie | Fall 2007By Norman Doidge
Viking Press, 2007, 427 pages
Articles: Mindful Kids, Peaceful Schools
By Jill Suttie | Summer 2007With eyes closed and deep breaths, students are learning a new method to reduce anxiety, conflict, and attention disorders. But don’t call it meditation.
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Five Ways Giving Thanks Can Backfire
April 29, 2013Most of the time, gratitude is good. But research finds that there are situations when "thank you" may be the wrong response.
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How Gratitude Can Help You Through Hard Times
May 13, 2013It's easy to feel grateful when life is good, says Robert Emmons. But when disaster strikes, gratitude is worth the effort.
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Six Tips for Making the Leap to Meaningful Work
May 15, 2013Job satisfaction is at record lows. What does it take to overcome the fear of change, especially in tough economic times?
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How to Think LIke Sherlock Holmes
May 24, 2013These two books give us insights into how brain science can help us understand our nature, improve our lives, and help us empathize with those who may have memory lapses.
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How to Train the Compassionate Brain
May 23, 2013A new study finds that training in compassion makes us more altruistic—and explores the neuroscience behind why.
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2nd International Conference on Positive Psychology: “Giving Hope – Giving Future”
May 22, 2013
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University of California, Berkeley
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Friday, June 28 - Wednesday, July 3, 2013
The GGSC’s six-day Summer Institute will equip educators with social-emotional learning tools that will benefit both students and teachers. Registration is now closed.
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"Gratitude and Prosocial Behavior"
Finds that feeling gratitude produces kind and helpful behavior, even when that behavior is costly to the individual actor.
- "Compassion: An Evolutionary Analysis and Empirical Review"
Compassion evolved as a distinct affective experience whose function is to enable cooperation and protection of those who...
- "From Jerusalem to Jericho"
This article on bystander intervention in emergency situations suggests that we are likely to help a “shabbily dressed”...
- Center for Investigating Healthy Minds
The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, runs a state-of-the-art neuroscience...
- Northeast Foundation for Children
Northeast Foundation for Children is a non-profit educational organization that offers educators the Responsive Classroom...
- Center for Positive Organizational Scholarship
Based at the University of Michigan Business School, this is a networking community for researchers and practitioners...
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