When You Feel Jealous, Think About Cultivating “Compersion”
New research on empathic joy points the way to closer intimate relationships.
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Does Mindfulness Get in the Way of Making Amends?
According to a new study, one type of meditation promotes apologies—but another one has the opposite effect.
How We Misunderstand Anxiety and Miss Out on Its Benefits
Tracy Dennis-Tiwary explains how feeling anxious can give us motivation and insights about ourselves, if we respond to it the right way.
Your Happiness Calendar for September 2022
This month, make a fresh start.
Is Your Empathy Biased?
A new book argues that our perspectives are always limited, but we can understand other people better if we learn to use empathy wisely.
How to Learn From Your Failures
Research suggests that we need to overcome some emotional and cognitive barriers if we’re to learn from our defeats—but it can be done.
How Self-Compassionate Are Different Groups of People?
Just over 20,000 people took the GGSC self-compassion quiz—and we analyzed the results across different ages, races, and genders.
Four Ways to Cope With Your Empty-Nest Grief
As her daughter leaves for college, Amy L. Eva is discovering it’s time for her to grow, as well.