By Christina MichailidisWe often imagine happiness is tied to big milestones – a promotion, buying a home or travelling the world. However, research increasingly suggests that wellbeing is less about ...

Scott Kuczmarski’s life has changed for the better in the last couple of years, in large part because he was willing to reach out and change someone else’s life for the better. It began in early 2019, ...

Are some people born happy, while others, somehow dealt the wrong cards from the same cosmic deck, are destined to struggle through life with angst and negativity? Jessica Kamrath, Cal State Fullerton ...

It should come as no surprise that the Dalai Lama, who is believed by his followers to be the human incarnation of the Buddha of Compassion, would take a compassionate interest in helping Westerners ...

It turns out our happiness isn’t totally out of our control. Much like any emotion, happiness is defined by a series of neurological patterns in the brain. According to new guidance published in the ...

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It is safe to say that the pursuit of happiness—a phrase penned by the Founding Fathers in the Declaration of Independence—has served as a primary ambition for many Americans throughout the nation’s ...

With the end of the year finally in sight, we must admit that 2020 was a lot to bear. The COVID-19 pandemic and its subsequent life-changing fallout brought so many Black people to their emotional ...

I am going on the road in the coming weeks to talk about art therapy and its interface with trauma recovery, mindfulness practices and resilience-building. In particular, audiences want to know, "Does ...