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Secrets & Lies

1996

Following the death of her adoptive parents, a successful young black optometrist establishes contact with her biological mother -- a lonely white factory worker living in poverty in East London.

136 min

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Romance Is Overrated, Study Confirms

Sure, we all tear up watching romantic movies. But in real life, romance doesn’t seem to matter that much. In fact, it’s the small, non-romantic acts of kindness and compassion that make us feel most loved. This is the case for most Americans, at least.

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Forgiveness Requires Gratitude

Fred Luskin explains why gratitude and compassion help people look beyond themselves to enable forgiveness.

Frederic Luskin

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Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon’s Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and the Secrets of the Heart

Growing up in the high desert of California, Jim Doty was poor, with an alcoholic father and a mother chronically depressed and paralyzed by a stroke.

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10 Things You Might Not Know About Love

Love and compassion can be the same, says psychologist Barbara Fredrickson

Barbara Fredrickson

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Cultivating Compassion

How to love yourself and others.

Thich Nhat Hanh

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Awakening Through Love: Unveiling Your Deepest Goodness

Mother Teresa. The Dalai Lama. Nelson Mandela. Gandhi. Some admire such figures from afar and think, "How special they are; I could never be like that." But, as John Makransky has learned, the power of real and enduring love lies within every one of us.

John Makransky, Lama Surya Das (foreword)

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Dr. Gabor Mate in the Realm of Hungry Ghosts | Addiction Interview | Joe Polish

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Mystical Forgiveness

Joan Borysenko talking about a mystical experience of forgiveness at the death of her mother.

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The Science of a Happy Mind, Part 2 | Nat Geo Live

Renowned neuroscientist Richard Davidson is finding that happiness is something we can cultivate and a skill that can be learned. Working with the Dalai Lama, Davidson is investigating the far-reaching impact of mindfulness, meditation, and the cultivation of kindness on human health and well-being.

Richard Davidson

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