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...
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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...
How To Find the Wow In Life
What can a singing bird, a neighborhood walk, and a pair of puppet adventurers teach us about awe? Sit down with Wowsabout! creators Dorien...
Happiness Break: A Compassionate Letter to Yourself
Take less than 10 minutes to write yourself a letter of care, compassion, and encouragement with psychologist Kristin Neff in this research-...
Introducing - Intention to Treat: Money and Misdiagnosis
Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. Intention to Treat: The Race Equation is a new series from the New England Journal of Medic...
Finding Common Ground in Uncomfortable Times
Across school campuses and communities, students and educators are discovering how listening, curiosity, and everyday conversations can open...
Happiness Break: A Walking Meditation With Dan Harris of 10% Happier
Trouble sitting still? Learn to practice meditating by simply walking in this practice guided by 10% Happier host Dan Harris. How To Do This...
How To Step Away from Anxiety
Do you have a hard time calming your nerves? Author Raina Telgemeier tries a practice to get out of her head, one step at a time. Summary: I...
Happiness Break: The Unexpected Joy of Slow Looking
What happens when you linger and look closely at a piece of art? Nathalie Ryan, an educator from the National Gallery of Art in Washington D...
Love Throughout Your Life: Stories from a Stranger
Description: Sharing a new podcast called Stories from a Stranger, which features portraits of strangers connected by themes of love, loss,...
The Art of Slowing Down
What happens when we slow down enough to really experience art? We visit a museum to discover how slow looking at art can cultivate awe, emp...
Happiness Break: A Meditation to Inspire a Sense of Purpose
Take a few minutes to reflect on someone who inspires you, and how you can embody the values you admire in them. How To Do This Practice: Ar...
An Awe Walk Through History and Possibility
Noticing the history and beauty around us can shift how we see ourselves—and our communities. An awe walk through Harlem reveals how the sto...
Happiness Break: A Loving-Kindness Practice for Yourself
In this gentle practice, psychologist Kristin Neff helps us extend loving kindness inward, offering ourselves the same care and goodwill we...
How Cities Can Make Space for Awe
A simple experiment turning a parking space into a parklet reveals how small changes to public spaces can spark connection, belonging, and a...
Happiness Break: Make Uncertainty Part of the Process
Through poetic reflection, Yrsa Daley-Ward helps us embrace the in-between moments, reminding us that the unknown can be the very terrain wh...
Happiness Break: How Poetry Helps Us Feel and Heal
What happens in your brain when you read or write a poem? We listen to powerful poetry from you, our listeners, and uncover the neuroscience...
Why Work Feels Better Together
From a worker-owned restaurant in Oakland to a nonprofit built on shared leadership, we explore how collective work models can help people f...