March 2025 - Half Full - The Network of Care

Feel Like Something’s Missing? Try to Live an Interesting Life

As a teenager, I spent a summer abroad living with a French family as part of a foreign exchange program. None of my French family spoke English, and it wasn’t always easy to communicate or understand how things worked, including basic things like cooking...

Published Tue, Mar 25 2025 4:47 AM by Greater Good Articles

Twelve Steps to Self-Forgiveness

In the course of our work, we met a man who once had a wife and two children and a good job. But he threw it all away because of a gambling addiction that brought his family to bankruptcy. He regularly lied to his wife about where he was going as he took...

Published Wed, Mar 26 2025 7:15 AM by Greater Good Articles

Lessons from a Physician About Hope

I look at a lot of numbers at work, searching for patterns that could represent some serious health condition. The other day, in the emergency department at Sutter Alta Bates Medical Center in Oakland, CA, I saw a high protein level and signs of kidney...

Published Thu, Mar 27 2025 5:35 AM by Greater Good Articles

How Basic Income Programs Can Support Mental Health

Over half of Canadians feel “financially paralyzed” by the cost-of-living crisis, according to a recent poll. As life becomes more unaffordable for more people, we need governments to create policies that will improve public health and well-being. One...

Published Fri, Mar 28 2025 6:36 AM by Greater Good Articles

Your Happiness Calendar for Educators for April 2025

Our monthly Happiness Calendar is a day-by-day guide to well-being. This month, we hope it helps you build dialogue across difference in your school community. We also invite you to join our free community meeting for educators in April. Join UC Berkeley...

Published Mon, Mar 31 2025 12:03 PM by Greater Good Articles

How Parents Influence Their Children’s Goals

Goals are important for kids and adults alike because they’re motivational. If we know where we want to go, we can find a path. But not all goals have the same impact on our emotional health. Intrinsic goals are distinct from extrinsic goals in that they...

Published Mon, Mar 31 2025 8:48 AM by Greater Good Articles

Are Diversity Programs Doomed—Or Ready for a Revamp?

Years ago, I went to work for a women-owned and women-led company, whose employees were composed of 80-90% white women. It had a fantastic culture that was all about trust and high expectations, one of the best I had ever seen as a consultant on organizational...

Published Mon, Mar 31 2025 7:18 AM by Greater Good Articles

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