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Talk from Professor Richard Davidson at "Creating a Happier World: an afternoon with the Dalai Lama and friends" - organized by Action for Happiness in London on 21 Sept 2015
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Going through cancer treatment can be an emotional roller coaster. Psychiatric Oncologist Dr. Wendy Baer gives some tips to keep you moving forward.
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In a 2013 sit-down with Oprah Winfrey for “Super Soul Sunday,” Dr. Maya Angelou revealed how her tough but tender-hearted mother transformed her life. Plus, the legendary author and Oprah’s “greatest spiritual teacher” shared her insights on aging.
Mitch Albom, the author of the best-selling ‘Tuesdays with Morrie,’ talks about what he’s learnt about being hopeful from people he’s met who faced great adversity: his former professor Morrie Schwartz, ALS patients, and families in Haiti devastated by the earthquake in 2010.
Writer Andrew Solomon has spent his career telling stories of the hardships of others. Now he turns inward, bringing us into a childhood of struggle, while also spinning tales of the courageous people he’s met in the years since.
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We’ve been through a lot in the last year. So many things have happened *to* us, things we have no control over, that have had a huge impact on our lives. After all that, it’s natural to ask ourselves a simple question: How much of our happiness do we actually control?
Join me as I chat live with Ralph De La Rosa-a therapist, meditation teacher, storyteller, and musician. He is the author of The Monkey is the Messenger and has been featured in GQ, SELF, Women's Health, and Elephant Journal.
Why is change so hard? Because to make progress you have to deal effectively with these three things: 1. Uncertainty. To change means wading into the unknown. That scares some people. But progress demands you let down your need for control and do something new.
Find out how Dr. Martin Seligman defines optimism.
The best-selling author of Buddha's Brain explains how we can boost our positive emotions and positive experiences.