Happiness/Joy
LATEST STORIES
Why Inspiration Is the Engine of Joy
Explore the five traits of this emotion and insights for tapping into the transcendence and interconnectedness of it.
How Curiosity Changes Your Mind
Henry Emmons, MD, and Aimee Prasek, PhD, explain how thinking creatively can help us create new neural pathways in the brain.
How Humans Are Wired for Compassion
Our brains are wired to care for others, even when it may seem like too much to ask.
How Positive Emotions Supercharge the Effects of Exercise
Psychologist Kelly McGonigal, PhD, on how a joyful approach to exercise can help people reach their fitness goals more easily.
Savoring: The Key to Forgotten Happiness
When we fully notice and appreciate something, we create a pathway to joy.
What Is the Illusion of Separation?
Do you feel cut off from others and even yourself? When we begin to understand our interconnectedness to everything, our natural powers of healing thrive.
The 7 Roots of Resilience
Stay steady through hard times with these seven tips.
The 4 Pillars of a Joyful Life
Two integrative-health experts offer tips on how to overcome depression and anxiety — and rediscover your joy.
ONE HEALTHY HABIT:
Practice Gratitude
This month’s One Healthy Habit challenge inspires a daily routine to express your appreciation — and boosts your well-being in the process.
How Awe Can Create a Greater Sense of Happiness
Psychologist Dacher Keltner on how awe can transform your life.
4 Ways to Bring More Joy to Your Workouts
Kelly McGonigal, PhD, shares her tips to find more enjoyment when exercising.
Sharon Salzberg on Real Happiness
The mindfulness pioneer on healing ourselves and the world.
4 Ways to Express Gratitude
Channel an optimistic outlook with one of these four helpful tools.
Pilar Gerasimo on the Pursuit of Health and Happiness
The journalist, visionary, and Experience Life founder talks about her morning practice, the learner’s mind, and healthy-deviant mocktails.
Comfort and Joy at Home: 14 Holiday Décor Ideas
Decking out your living space for the holidays can either be exciting or overwhelming — and oftentimes a challenge if you’re more limited in square footage. These sensory tips can help bring the season into homes of all sizes.
The Happier Happy Hour:
6 Alcohol-Free Drinks
Sophisticated sips without the alcohol.
Cultivating Ikigai: A Tool for a Happy, Fulfilled Life
“Ikigai” is defined as a reason for living — and it’s a tool Jeanne Rosner, MD, uses in her own life to nurture a greater sense of purpose. In this episode, she talks about this Japanese concept and how it can help us live longer, more satisfying lives. Plus, she offers guidance for finding our personal ikigai and suggestions for easy ways to cultivate it in our daily lives.
Bringing in Joy
Ingrid Fetell Lee, designer, blogger, and author, joins us to talk about joy: what it means to seek joy, how it relates to our other emotions, and ways to make joy more tangible and real so we can bring more of it into our daily lives and physical spaces.
Sharing the Joy: Ingrid Fetell Lee
The designer, author, and blogger shares tips on finding joy all around us.
7 Ways to Experience More Joy
Two longtime meditation practitioners share their principles for finding more joy in your daily life.
How to Be Happy for Others
How cultivating joy for others can help transform scarcity thinking.