Your Happiness Calendar for September 2020
This month, process your emotions and connect with what matters.
Episode 74: 24 Hours of Kindness
Why should you be nice? Our guest explores how small, daily acts of kindness can produce meaningful life changes.
Why Yoga Is Good for Your Body and Brain, According to Science
New research suggests that yoga directly influences our nervous systems, making us happier and healthier.
Episode 73: How to Switch Off Your Critics
Do you obsess over negative feedback? Shereen Marisol Meraji, of NPR’s Code Switch, tries a better way to cope.
Your Happiness Calendar for August 2020
This month, work through conflict and find the love.
Episode 71: Do You Want to Be More Patient?
We can be at our worst with the people we love best. Our guests try to be more calm and present with those closest to them.
How to Form a Pandemic Pod
Here are some questions to ask as you expand your circle of care and cooperation during COVID-19.
Episode 70: How to Love People You Don’t Like
Our guest tries a practice to help her feel compassion toward others—even those she disagrees with.
The Cost of Blaming Parents
Anger toward parents is still at the heart of a great deal of therapy. But has this approach gone too far?
How to Deal with Mean People
Hint: Don’t just turn the other cheek.
How Parents Can Start to Reconcile with Estranged Kids
In his latest guest blog post, psychologist Joshua Coleman explains that to repair a relationship with estranged children, parents today need…
Six Habits of Highly Compassionate People
Follow these steps to feel more compassionate toward others and toward yourself.
Does Self-Compassion Make You Compassionate Toward Others?
Despite what we might assume, research suggests that self-compassionate people aren't always compassionate.
The Top 10 Strategies for Reducing Prejudice
To greet the new year, Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton provides the best research-based tips for overcoming our differences.
Right and Wrong in the Real World
From our friendships to our jobs to our conduct in public, seemingly small decisions often pose tough ethical dilemmas, says Joshua…
Four Lessons from “Inside Out” to Discuss With Kids
The new Pixar film has moved viewers young and old to take a look inside their own minds.