How Can Families Cope With Stress Together?
A new paper looks at how stress affects children's development, and how parents can help protect kids from harm.
Happiness Break: A Loving-Kindness Practice for Yourself
In this gentle practice, psychologist Kristin Neff helps us extend loving kindness inward, offering ourselves the same care and goodwill we naturally…
How to Let Go of Little Annoyances
How we deal with our daily hassles can profoundly affect our health and relationships. Here’s how to do better.
Happiness Break: A Meditation For When You Have Too Much To Do
Does your to-do list feel endless? Try this short, guided practice to help you reflect, reconnect, and release the pressure to do it all perfectly.
What Happens in the Brain When We Improvise
Explore the neuroscience behind improvisation—and what it reveals about our natural capacity for creativity.
Can Psychedelic Experiences Really Improve Your Mental Health?
While drug-induced mystical experiences can have benefits, research suggests they may not be enough to create lasting change.
How Deciding to Donate a Kidney Saved My Own Life
Jessica Lahey's act of altruism had a very unexpected benefit.
Five Ways to Feel More Loved
A new book combines happiness research and relationship science to identify strategies within our control for experiencing more love in our lives.