Happiness Break: How Connecting With Ancestors Deepens Belonging
Through a gentle ancestral meditation, discover how grounding in your roots can open the door to healing, meaning, and a deeper sense of belonging.
Why Loving Moments With Strangers Carry Lasting Benefits
New research finds that connecting with strangers not only boosts your mood—it helps build a kinder, more cooperative society.
Our Favorite Books of 2025
Greater Good’s editors pick the most thought-provoking, practical, and inspirational science books of the year.
Greater Good Resources for Thriving Over the Holidays
We gathered articles that explore holiday stress management, managing conflict, picking gifts, making resolutions, and more.
The Surprising Health Boost of Feeling Happy With Someone Else
A new study finds that sharing positive feelings with your partner provides health benefits beyond your individual happiness alone.
How Friendship Helped This Veteran to Heal
I was an unhoused veteran. A chance friendship brought me into community and changed my life.
How Relationships Feed Your Brain
A new book explains the many ways our brains are optimized to take advantage of relationships.
How Rituals Keep Us Connected
We explore Día de los Muertos as a ritual that nurtures community, imbues loss with meaning, and helps us process grief while also connecting through…