Happiness Break: A Walking Meditation With Dan Harris of 10% Happier
Trouble sitting still? Learn to practice meditating by simply walking in this practice guided by 10% Happier host Dan Harris.
Why Are Middle-Aged Americans So Lonely?
A new study shows that Americans in midlife are lonelier than previous generations and counterparts in other countries. What can we do to address…
How Patience Can Help You Find Your Purpose
A two-year study suggests practicing patience may be critical to finding and pursuing purpose.
How Pacific Islanders View Therapy—and Why That Matters
Suicide rates are disproportionately high for people of Pacific Islander heritage. Why?
Happiness Break: A Meditation to Move Through Anger, With Eve Ekman
Accepting difficult feelings like anger or irritation can help us keep our cool, feel better overall, and find calm on the other side.
Your Happiness Calendar for April 2024
This month, play and find joy.
Three Ways to Navigate Difficult Emotions
We can soothe and care for ourselves when there's a painful gap between the way things are and the way we want them to be.
Happiness Break: Tap into the Joy That Surrounds You, With Anushka Fernandopulle
Beyond just feeling good, studies show experiencing other people's joy makes us more compassionate and satisfied with life.
What to Do When You Don’t Like the Way You Feel (The Science of Happiness Podcast)
Our guest tried a practice in radical acceptance, a Buddhist principle made popular by today's expert, psychologist Tara Brach.
How Cosleeping Can Help You and Your Baby
The decision whether to cosleep with your baby is extremely controversial—and there are two sides to the story.
How to Prepare Your Nervous System for New Goals
A clinical psychologist suggests three ways to convince your body that change is a good thing.
How Gratitude Changes You and Your Brain
New research is starting to explore how gratitude works to improve our mental health.
Eight Keys to Forgiveness
Forgiveness can be incredibly difficult. Robert Enright explains where to start.
Happiness Break: Radical Acceptance, With Tara Brach
A meditation in meeting our most difficult emotions—like anger, disappointment, or fear—with mindfulness and gentle care.
10 Keys to Everyday Anti-Racism
The founders of a new organization, the AntiRacist Table, suggest tools you can use to work against prejudice and inequality.
This Is Your Brain on Heartbreak
Why does getting dumped hurt physically? Meghan Laslocky explains where that feeling comes from, and what it's good for.