Mental Health
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Making Friends With Stress: Kelly McGonigal
Stanford researcher Kelly McGonigal has made it her mission to show people how to embrace stressful situations as opportunities for growth.
Research Casts Doubt on Seasonal Affective Disorder
An Auburn University study leaves the idea of SAD out in the cold.
Broadcasting Happiness
A shift in mindset can improve your life — and the lives of others. Positive-psychology expert Michelle Gielan explains how to spread your joy around.
On the Other Side of Grief: Vinson Smith’s Success Story
After overeating to cope with his father’s death, one man found a path to a healthier mindset — and a desire to help others.
The Link Between Depression and Brain Inflammation
A new study suggests that chronic inflammation can lead to depression.
How to Experience More Awe
Discover how the feeling of awe can make us humbler, kinder, and more altruistic.
How to Let Go of Childhood Trauma
Burdens from the past can linger, creating stress and anxiety today. Here’s how you can take empowered steps toward healing.
Mindfulness Vs. Depression
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is as effective as pharmaceuticals at preventing depression relapses, according to a 2015 study published in The Lancet.
Mindsight: The New Science of Personal Transformation
Pioneering neurobiologist Daniel J. Siegel, MD, explains how we can train our brains to improve our well-being.
Healing by Design: Kyra Bobinet, MD, MPH
By blending compassion with neuroscience, behavior-change expert Kyra Bobinet, MD, MPH is shaping the future of health improvement.
Building Healthy Connections
How strengthening your personal relationships and hooking up with a healthy tribe may improve your health, happiness, and success.
What We Can Learn From the Four Happiest Places on Earth
Taking cues from the world’s happiest places and people, you might find a simple shift in your attitude could make all the difference in unlocking your own true bliss.
The Myth of Happiness — and How to Be Truly Happy
Want long-lasting joy? Shifts in your mindset can make all the difference.
4 Simple Questions to Uncovering Happiness
Elisha Goldstein shares his four tips for uncovering happiness.
How Practicing Compassion Boosts Happiness and Well-Being
Top-tier research confirms that being compassionate is good for us, altering our physiology to boost not just happiness but well-being.
Free Yourself From Depression
An integrative psychiatrist offers a holistic approach for treating depressive illness.
Why Thinking Positively Doesn’t (Always) Work
How to stay emotionally authentic — without becoming a grouch.
How to Be 10 Percent Happier
After an on-air panic attack, ABC newsman Dan Harris embarked on a journey of faith — and discovered a path to well-being.
The Art of Joy
It’s not a rat race for money, success and achievement. The quest for true happiness has far more value – for you and everyone around you.
How to Shift from a Judger to a Learner Mindset
The questions we ask can lead us down paths of discovery and delight, or down corridors of doom and gloom. Unlock the power of questioning with Marilee Adams’ transformative tool, the Choice Map, and decide which path will you choose.
Navigating Social Anxiety
Tricks and tips from professional performers.