Five Practices for a Healthier Emotional Life
Inside Out 2 teaches that all emotions are useful, the difficult ones included. So how do we accept and work with our feelings?
How Self-Compassion Can Help Activists Avoid Burnout
If activism makes you feel stressed or hopeless at times, caring for and supporting yourself with kindness may help.
How Often Do Couples Express Compassion to Each Other?
According to new research, partners show compassion about twice an hour—but our reasons for doing so can sometimes be counterintuitive.
Can Self-Compassion Help Teens With Depression?
A new study finds that learning to be more supportive and kind to themselves can protect teens who are struggling.
Who’s Always There for You? (The Science of Happiness Podcast)
When we remember the times someone had our back, it changes the way we view ourselves and the world. Our guest explores what happens when trying a…
Twelve Movies That Can Help Us See the Best in Humanity
It’s time again for the Greater Goodies, honoring movies from the past year that exemplify human strengths and virtues.
Six Tips for Loving Your Enemies
Choosing love over hate can be difficult, but ultimately it may be the path to healing for ourselves and our society.
Happiness Break: Wrap Yourself in Kindness, With Jack Kornfield
When we treat ourselves with kindness and gratitude, research shows we feel more motivated and less self-critical. Meditation teacher Jack Kornfield…
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.
Five Practices for a Healthier Emotional Life
Inside Out 2 teaches that all emotions are useful, the difficult ones included. So how do we accept and work with our feelings?
How Money Changes the Way You Think and Feel
Research is uncovering how wealth impacts our sense of morality, our relationships with others, and our mental health.
Four Ways to Stop Imagining the Worst Will Happen
If you have a tendency to worry about worst-case scenarios, it's possible to get your brain on a different track.
Three Simple Ways for Kids to Grow Their Self-Compassion
Caregivers can help children be kinder to themselves and replace a self-critical inner voice with a friendly one.
The Best Greater Good Articles of 2023
We round up the most-read and highly rated Greater Good articles from the past year.
How to Communicate With Love (Even When You’re Mad)
A marriage therapist offers a step-by-step guide for a conversation with your partner when emotions are running high.
Seven Ways to Help Someone with Anxiety
Knowing how anxiety works can help you to better support loved ones without inadvertently making their anxiety worse.