Episode 75: A Cure for Loneliness
Feeling lonely? Former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy learns why focusing on the quality of our relationships, not the quantity, can be an…
Three Ways to Help Your Kids Succeed at Distance Learning
How can parents support their children at the start of an uncertain school year?
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.
Help Students Process COVID-19 Emotions With This Lesson Plan
Music and the arts can help students transition back to school this year.
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.
How a Body Scan Can Help With Strong Emotions
Even a short meditation practice can make you more resilient.
Six Online Activities to Help Students Cope With COVID-19
These well-being practices can help students feel connected and resilient during the pandemic.
Nine Things You Don’t Know about Yourself
You probably do not understand yourself as well as you think you do.
Do Mindfulness Apps Work?
Research on mindfulness apps is limited, but here’s what we know so far.
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…
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.
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.
Four Ways Teachers Can Reduce Implicit Bias
We're all subject to bias. Here are tips to help teachers treat all of their students with dignity and care.
Six Tips for Reading Emotions in Text Messages
Text messaging can breed disastrous misunderstandings between people. Here’s how to stop that from happening.
Five Science-Backed Strategies to Build Resilience
When the road gets rocky, what do you do?