Articles: Could Positive Psychology Have Prevented the Massacre in Afghanistan?
By Jason Marsh, Jeremy Adam Smith | March 18, 2012A new tragedy raises questions over how to respond to high rates of PTSD.
Tag: Stress
Tag: Stress
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Articles: A Training to Make Teachers Less Stressed
By Melissa Janson | March 8, 2012A new study shows how the Cultivating Emotional Balance program can help teachers (and the rest of us) reduce stress and cultivate compassion.
Articles: Greater Good Sex Tips for Guys
By Jeremy Adam Smith | February 12, 2012Jeremy Adam Smith offers three science-based sex tips for the emotionally intelligent gentleman.
Articles: Smarts and Stamina
By Jill Suttie | January 12, 2012A new book provides 50 tips to help busy people improve their health, one step at a time.
Raising Happiness: How Not to Have a Breakdown
By Christine Carter | January 9, 2012Four tips to get more done in less time.
Raising Happiness: Podcast: Wishing it Was Over Already?
By Christine Carter and Rona Renner | December 15, 2011If your holidays are feeling more stressful than happy, you aren't alone.
Videos and Podcasts: Wishing it Was Over Already?
By Christine Carter and Rona Renner | December 15, 2011Rona and I talk about ways to manage the stress that sometimes comes during the holiday season—and that affects both our parenting and our happiness.
Articles: Just One Thing: Don’t Throw Darts
By Rick Hanson | December 6, 2011Pain is inevitable but suffering is optional, explains Rick Hanson.
Articles: Just One Thing: Have Compassion For Yourself
By Rick Hanson | November 8, 2011Responding to another person's suffering is hard; responding to our own suffering can be harder. Rick Hanson explains how to foster self-compassion.
Raising Happiness: Podcast:Don’t Freak Out!
By Christine Carter and Rona Renner | October 13, 2011Learning to manage your stress
Videos and Podcasts: Don’t Freak Out!
By Christine Carter and Rona Renner | October 13, 2011Why it is so important for us parents to have healthy coping mechanisms for dealing with stress and anxiety, as well as Rona and my tips for bringing down our stress levels while bringing more bliss into our lives.
Raising Happiness: Podcast: Kids Under Pressure
By Christine Carter and Rona Renner | October 6, 2011How parents can help kids cope with anxiety
Videos and Podcasts: Kids Under Pressure
By Christine Carter and Rona Renner | October 6, 2011Mindfulness and stress management tips for helping stressed out kids from Rona and my own experience and also from Michelle Baily’s book Parenting Your Stressed Child. These are coping mechanisms to help kids deal with their worries that aren’t just about solving problems, but rather are about preventing anxiety.
Raising Happiness: What to do When a Pet Dies
By Christine Carter | October 3, 2011Life skills from a pet rat
Raising Happiness: Podcast: To sign up—or not to sign up?
By Christine Carter and Rona Renner | September 29, 2011How to decide which activities to keep--and which to scrap
Videos and Podcasts: To sign up—or not to sign up?
By Christine Carter and Rona Renner | September 29, 2011Rona and I discuss the “decision tree” I use for deciding whether or not to sign my kids up for another activity. Here are a few questions you can ask yourself to keep stress—and feelings of being too busy—at bay in your household.
Articles: How to Trick Your Brain for Happiness
By Rick Hanson | September 26, 2011Rick Hanson explains how you can intentionally change your brain to create lasting happiness and well-being.
Raising Happiness: Is Stress-Free Parenting Possible?
By Christine Carter | September 26, 2011One day at a time, I think it is.
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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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Greater Good Summer Institute for Educators
University of California, Berkeley
Clark Kerr Campus
Friday, June 28 - Wednesday, July 3, 2013
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University of California, Berkeley
Clark Kerr Campus
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.
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Compassion evolved as a distinct affective experience whose function is to enable cooperation and protection of those who...
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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...
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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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