What If Thinking About Death Could Make Us Feel More Alive?
Explore how thinking about death can teach us to live more fully, find meaning, and appreciate the people we love. Summary: We often avoid t...
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The Science of Happiness
Learn research-tested strategies for a happier, more meaningful life, drawing on the science of compassion, gratitude, mindfulness, and awe. Hosted by award-winning professor Dacher Keltner....
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Happiness Break: A Breathing Technique to Help You Relax
Dr. David Spiegel leads us in a practice of cyclic sighing, a simple breathing technique that uses slow, extended exhales to calm your nervo...
How to Breathe Away Anxiety
Explore how cyclic sighing, a simple controlled breathing technique, can help reduce anxiety, promote relaxation, and bring greater calm to...
Happiness Break: A Practice In Appreciating Your Friends
Take a moment to appreciate the friends who know you, support you, and make your life richer with their presence, with author Alex Elle. How...
How Smell Shapes Memory
Discover how our sense of smell can transport us back to meaningful memories, shape our emotions, and influence the brain systems involved i...
Happiness Break: A Meditation on the Uniqueness of Your Voice
In celebration of Latinx Heritage Month, embrace the beauty of your accent in this self-compassion meditation. Mindfulness and meditation te...
How to Protect Your Brain as You Age
What if getting older doesn’t have to mean losing your memory? Learn how neuroplasticity, healthy habits, and simple memory exercises can he...
Happiness Break: Tap into the Joy That Surrounds You
Buddhist meditation teacher, Anushka Fernandopulle, guides us through a practice of Mudita, or appreciative joy, to help us share in the hap...
Sidedoor: Writing on the Wall
Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. From the time we are old enough to hold a crayon, it feels instinctive to draw on the wall....
Talk To A Stranger—It’s Good For You
We often underestimate how much small talk can impact our wellbeing. Research shows that even brief conversations with strangers can boost o...
Happiness Break: A Practice In Moving Through Stress
Join yoga and meditation teacher Jonathan Relucio for a trauma-informed practice combining mindful movement and breathing to reduce tension...
Where To Look For Joy
How can we feel more moments of joy? Explore how joy is rooted in connection, gratitude, and paying attention to the people and moments that...
Happiness Break: A Body Scan for Calm and Ease
Meditation teacher Spring Washam guides us in a practice of embodied awareness, helping us use the body as an anchor during stressful or ove...
Ear Hustle Podcast: Corny-Ass Episode
Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. Nigel says no matter where you are, everyone has a story to tell about a hug: good, bad, or...
Why You Can’t Do It Alone
Can anyone truly succeed alone? We explore how role models, mentors, and strong social support make upward mobility far more possible than g...
Happiness Break: Holding Truth With Compassion
Take a moment to connect with your body and make space for difficult emotions with compassion and care. This embodiment practice is guided b...
Why Revenge Feels So Good—and Why It Hurts Us
Neuroscience reveals revenge can become a powerful habit—and that forgiveness may be one of the most effective ways to break the cycle. Summ...
Happiness Break: A Meditation to Move Through Anger
Try a practice in accepting difficult feelings like anger or irritation to help keep your cool, feel better overall, and find calm with cont...
How Joy Helps Save the Planet
Choosing joy over guilt and shame can make climate-friendly habits easier to sustain while improving your own well-being along the way. Summ...
Happiness Break: Where Did You Come From? A Guided Reflection Practice
Indigenous artist Dr. Lyla June Johnston leads a 5-minute freewriting exercise about our personal journeys. Autobiographical writing has bee...