Self-Compassion Brings Kindness Back Home It’s considered admirable to be kind, loving and comforting to friends, family and even strangers. But many people consider it selfish t...
Letting Good Feelings Sink In Creates New Connections in the Brain It may sound overly simple to say that if you concentrate on pleasant memories and good thoughts, and feel them i...
Choosing Gratitude Increases Happiness Scientific studies have found that being thankful, even if you have to fake it, can help you be more satisfied with your life. In a study cal...
The Happiness Trap It seems natural to pursue happiness. Everyone wants to be happy, or at least happier than they are at any given moment. But the relentless pursuit of happiness ...
Be Present to Be Happy It may often seem that life is a pursuit of happiness, consisting of lots of struggling dotted with joyous times, maybe connected by lots of “so-so” days...
Giving Thanks Thanksgiving day is almost here! This is, of course, a time where many gather with friends or family to relax, unwind, and eat good food. It can be a day filled with ...
When you look in the mirror, it might be easy to think, “I look great today” or “Wow, I’m an amazing person. I’m goin’ for it today.” Or maybe the self-loathing voice...
Parenting is one of the most important and difficult jobs a person can have. It demands extraordinary skills, stamina, creativity and unconditional love. By establishing and mainta...
With so much emphasis on being positive and achieving some idealized, elusive state of happiness, psychologist Todd Kashdan has taken the bold step of claiming that the pursuit of ...
