Emotional Intelligence

Well-being is not simply the result of good genes or good luck, says pioneering researcher Richard Davidson, PhD. It's a skill we can cultivate.

A celebrated Stanford psychologist, Kelly McGonigal, PhD, shares her cutting-edge strategies for improving self-control.

Some routines are helpful — others hold you back. Shake things up with a new design so you can move in a healthier direction.

Wise advice from a master life coach to help you overcome angst and reach your full potential.

Strategies for enjoying life in an uncertain world.

Are you ‘never good enough’? Explore this 6 strategies for self-acceptance.

Kristin Neff’s life-changing strategies can help you be kinder to yourself.

Don’t yet see yourself as a super-healthy person? Experiment with doing a little of what you’d do if you were already supremely healthy and fit. As often as you can, act as if your commitment were unwavering.

Insights for building and maintaining indestructible trust in you.

Emerging research has shown that there are many science-based reasons to keep your cool.

Four tips for a more thoughtful and positive approach to your next customer-service call.

Paid attention to your gut feelings lately? Maybe you should. Instinctive thinking is finally getting the respect it deserves.

Why are we so rude to our spouses, yet courteous, kind, and patient with complete strangers? Paying attention to good manners and small niceties may be the key to sustaining the vitality of your relationships.

Top-tier research confirms that being compassionate is good for us, altering our physiology to boost not just happiness but well-being.

How compassion and social connection have a powerful effect on our health, happiness, and well-being.

Instead of feeling like a failure when you fall back into old, unhealthy behaviors, consider embracing your relapses as mile markers on your route to success.

How to stay emotionally authentic — without becoming a grouch.

Want to move beyond your life’s current limits? Shift your motive from self-presentation to service.