Articles: Marriage Advice for Newt Gingrich
By Jeremy Adam Smith | January 24, 2012The GOP presidential candidate cheated on his wife, then reportedly asked for an open marriage. What can we learn from his mistakes?
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Articles: Self-Compassion Eases the Pain of a Divorce
By Melissa Janson | December 2, 2011A new study suggests how people can heal from the end of their marriage.
Articles: Here’s How Trusting You Are
By Gregg Sparkman | November 21, 2011Results from the Greater Good trust quiz.
Raising Happiness: A Surprisingly Simple Way to Feel Madly in Love
By Christine Carter | November 14, 2011Love Potion No. 9: Gratitude in Relationships
Articles: John Gottman on Trust and Betrayal
By John Gottman | October 29, 2011The nation's top marriage expert explains why trust is essential to couples and communities--and how we can build it.
Videos and Podcasts: The Importance of Trust
By John Gottman | October 28, 2011John Gottman explains how trust may be the most vital ingredient to a successful relationship.
Videos and Podcasts: How to Build Trust
By John Gottman | October 23, 2011John Gottman explains that couples build trust the small moments of a relationship, when we’re emotionally attuned to our partner.
Raising Happiness: Podcast: Finding Happiness in Intimacy
By Christine Carter and Rona Renner | July 18, 2011Living with a spouse or a partner can be hard.
Videos and Podcasts: Finding Happiness in Intimacy
By Christine Carter and Rona Renner | July 18, 2011How do you bring up problems in your relationship with your partner? Rona and I give our tips for keeping your romantic relationship healthy and happy.
Raising Happiness: These Dads Get It
By Christine Carter | June 15, 2011(and they're getting some action, too.)
Videos and Podcasts: Teaching Kids to Fight Nice, Part 2
By Christine Carter and Rona Renner | May 23, 2011Do your kids fight? Learn how to help them resolve their conflicts positively. Part 2.
Raising Happiness: Podcast: Teaching Kids to Fight Nice, Part 2
By Christine Carter and Rona Renner | May 23, 2011More practical strategies for positive conflict resolution between siblings
Raising Happiness: Podcast: Teaching Kids to Fight Nice, Part 1
By Christine Carter and Rona Renner | May 16, 2011Strategies for positive conflict resolution between kids (and teens, and spouses, too!)
Videos and Podcasts: Teaching Kids to Fight Nice, Part 1
By Christine Carter and Rona Renner | May 16, 2011Do your kids fight? Learn how to help them resolve their conflicts positively. Part 1 of a 2 part series.
Raising Happiness: Does Marriage Make Us Happier?
By Christine Carter | April 20, 2011Or are happy people more likely to marry?
Raising Happiness: Save Your Marriage While Raising a Compassionate Child
By Christine Carter | March 16, 2011Practice tools for teaching empathy to children--on your spouse.
Raising Happiness: How to Pick a Fight
By Christine Carter | March 2, 2011Three tips for starting an argument that won’t damage your relationship.
Raising Happiness: Podcast: The Art of the Fight
By Rachel Lee | February 21, 2011Part Two of a series on fighting with co-parents
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Why Compassion in Business Makes Sense
April 15, 2013Emma Seppala explains how compassionate workplaces are good for employee health and the corporate bottom line.
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How to be a Happy Working Dad, Part One
March 27, 2013A new report finds that fitting work with family isn't just a women's issue. Jeremy Adam Smith offers 10 tips for helping fathers to navigate a changing landscape at home and on the job.
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When Getting Angry Makes You Happy
April 2, 2013A new study shows how seeking happiness at the right time may be more important than seeking happiness all the time.
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Why Lent Makes People Happy (and Netflix Doesn’t)
March 21, 2013New research suggests that cutting back on life’s pleasures helps us enjoy them significantly more.
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Free the Mind: Hope after Trauma
May 17, 2013A new documentary reveals the power of mindfulness and neuroplasticity. Bay Area residents can catch a screening tonight at Stanford University.
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The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, runs a state-of-the-art neuroscience...
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Based at the University of Michigan Business School, this is a networking community for researchers and practitioners...
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Nature and nurture interact to inform, and reform, cooperative behavior. Infants and apes are both able to share, but only the two-year-old will pick up that thing you dropped in front of her.
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