Mental Health

Martin Seligman, one of positive psychology’s founding fathers, offers a new picture of the good life, and explains how each of us can cultivate it.

A study by Roger Walsh, MD, PhD, found that making lifestyle changes can be as effective as drugs at treating depression and other mental health disorders.

For as little as these locations have in common, they share one delightful trait: Their residents rate among the happiest in the world. Find out what they know, and what they can teach the rest of us, about living well.

Insight and wisdom from Pema Chödrön’s transformative guide to cultivating fearlessness.

There’s a reason that most so-called primitive cultures have avoided the depression epidemic afflicting industrialized nations. In a provocative book, a clinical psychologist suggests that adopting more hunter-gatherer habits can help us escape the blues.

Whether it’s hidden debt or a family skeleton, carrying around secrets can take a heavy toll on your happiness. Here are real-life stories that show how coming clean can set you free.

Suppressing intense feelings can carry a heavy emotional toll. When letting it all out just isn’t a good option, here’s a healthier way to cope.

What you put your attention on grows. Here are seven tips on how to train your attention.

Marci Shimoff, author Happy for No Reason, offers feel-good advice on positive-psychology wisdom.

Frustrated with doing the same old thing, day after day? Here’s how to wake up and break free.

Turn off your phone, ignore your inbox, forget the chores, and enjoy a day of real rest and rejuvenation.

Smart, super-practical reasons to build more idleness, downtime, and moments of enjoyment into your busy life.

Enjoying humor and engaging in laughter have serious—and positive—consequences for our health, happiness and chances for success. Here’s the lowdown on laughter and how you can trigger its practical benefits in your own life.

How to identify and remedy the stress caused by chronic overscheduling and time poverty.

When it comes to creating the conditions for optimal health, we know that managing stress is important. But it turns out that dealing with our anxieties and negative emotional reactions is only half the battle. Discover why an ample supply of enjoyable, positive experiences is equally essential to your well-being — and how you can go about giving life’s pleasures the healthy emphasis they deserve.

Turn your body loathing into body loving.

Discover the truth about how your mind affects your body, how your body affects your brain, and what you can do to keep the whole brilliant system working to your advantage.

A workplace bully can wreak havoc on not just your job but your personal life, too. The good news? You don’t have to suffer in silence.

An unhealthy work-life balance affects not only our health and well-being, but our families and our society as a whole. Here’s what we can do about it.