By Kathryn Bold — 2015
Dr. Roger Walsh lives life to the fullest, and he’s helping others do the same.
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Adjusting your attitude is easier than you think.
Some people harbor the illusion that rest is a luxury they do not have time for, but the reality is that rest is a necessity.
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The bodies of lonely people are markedly different from the bodies of non-lonely people.
Sadness is a central part of our lives, yet it’s typically ignored at work, hurting employees and managers alike.
If we can process our regrets with tenderness and compassion, we can use these hard memories as a part of our wisdom bank.
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Pleasure can be a boon or a burden, depending on our relationship to it. It can leaven laborious days, or lead us to waste them. The pleasures of a mild stimulant such as caffeine can be harmless or even beneficial, but the pleasures of amphetamines can be deadly.
A discussion of the philosophy of happiness in life can be seen as an examination of the very nature of happiness and what it means for the universe.
The most popular course at Yale teaches how to be happy. We took it for you.
As a professor of psychology at Yale and host of The Happiness Lab podcast, I've spent the last few years teaching simple science-backed tips to improve our well-being. I know the research inside out—but the giant dumpster fire of a year that was 2020 has had me struggling, too.
Expectations surrounding Black masculinity, such as the requirement to be strong and stoic, have often prevented Black men from seeking mental health care. But it's possible to overcome this reluctance and make mental wellness a priority.