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Gratitude Journal: Summer Smiles

Send us your summer photos! Got Gratitude? Share it here! Welcome to our community gratitude journal, open to all who’d like to express their thanks or share a happy thought. Summer’s great when grandchildren come to visit. Texas Grandma Grateful for...

Published Fri, Jul 22 2011 8:30 AM by Raising Happiness raising_happiness

How to Make Your Death Kinder to Those You Love

They say you’re not supposed to speak ill of the dead, but I was really angry at my Dad. My stepmother and I had already spent days digging through his office. Her worry-prone brain was spinning into a financial panic about the future. Everything felt...

Published Wed, Nov 10 2021 7:03 AM by Greater Good Articles

Nine Picture Books That Illuminate Black Joy

In the Movement for Black Lives, artistic contributions can serve as a form of activism and protest, and there has been an urgent call for diverse books created by Black authors and illustrators. Recently, many more newly published titles have at the...

Published Mon, Aug 02 2021 5:12 AM by Greater Good Articles

How Technology Can Be Part of a Happy Life

Zoom Fatigue. Distraction. Burnout. For many of us, digital overwhelm is all around. The pressures of remote work are all too familiar. When we think about how to solve these problems, conversations inevitably turn to disengaging from technology: limiting...

Published Thu, May 20 2021 7:53 AM by Greater Good Articles

Four Ways New Moms Can Get Through the Rest of the Pandemic

I gave birth to my first child, Lena, in early 2018. A somewhat traumatic birth experience, challenges with breastfeeding, and the expected-but-still-intense sleeplessness left me feeling like my world had been totally turned upside down. I’m expecting...

Published Thu, May 06 2021 4:08 AM by Greater Good Articles

Six Tips for Socializing After You’ve Been Vaccinated

Now that I’m fully vaccinated against COVID-19, I’ve started socializing again. While from the outside I’m sure these interactions seem pleasant enough, my mind is often seething with questions and anxieties: Oh my God, who is this? I feel like I know...

Published Mon, May 17 2021 8:32 AM by Greater Good Articles

Four Ways Hugs Are Good for Your Health

For many people, the thing they’ve missed most during the pandemic is being able to hug loved ones. Indeed, it wasn’t until we lost our ability to hug friends and family did many realize just how important touch is for many aspects of our health—including...

Published Tue, Jun 22 2021 5:52 AM by Greater Good Articles

Does Practicing Gratitude Help Your Immune System?

Being grateful seems to have a lot of positive effects on our lives. In fact, grateful people may have better sleep, healthier hearts, and fewer aches and pains. But what is going on in our bodies when we’re grateful, that might help us be healthier?...

Published Mon, Aug 09 2021 5:17 AM by Greater Good Articles

Five Ways Nostalgia Can Improve Your Well-Being

I often find myself nostalgic for days gone by—especially my young adulthood. Thinking about days when I could go backpacking with a friend on a moment’s notice or dance the night away at my wedding, without the constraints of child care or a limited...

Published Thu, Nov 18 2021 5:10 AM by Greater Good Articles

Is Avoiding Other People’s Suffering Good for Your Mental Health?

As COVID-19 ricocheted around the globe, millions of us sought shelter in retreat. Not only were we quarantining at home, we were putting up internal walls against the suffering we saw in the world. For more than a year, it’s been easy to justify an inward...

Published Tue, Oct 19 2021 5:32 AM by Greater Good Articles

Six Ways to Deal With Parental Burnout

Over 10 years ago, I experienced some mysterious symptoms doctors couldn’t easily explain. Sharp back pain, ringing ears, heart palpitations, and digestive issues didn’t add up. I was fatigued beyond belief, but a decent night’s sleep didn’t make a dent...

Published Fri, Sep 03 2021 3:58 AM by Greater Good Articles

Just Thinking About Cooperation Can Make You Less Prejudiced

As human beings, we tend to favor people we think are like us or have something in common with us—and we’re often wary of people who are different. Evolution made us this way so that we could find allies against outside threats. The problem comes when...

Published Tue, Apr 20 2021 8:13 AM by Greater Good Articles

How Online Stereotypes About Depression Can Make It Worse

Rates of depression have tripled in the U.S. since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, and most recent estimates suggest these numbers remain elevated compared with pre-pandemic rates of mental health problems. Even before the pandemic, depression...

Published Fri, Apr 23 2021 5:11 AM by Greater Good Articles

Six Techniques to Help You Bridge Differences

In 2020, the Greater Good Science Center partnered with NationSwell and Einhorn Collaborative to produce a series of videos about some of the most exciting, science-based solutions to our social and political divisions. Here are some highlights from our...

Published Mon, Jan 04 2021 9:27 AM by Greater Good Articles

Our Favorite Books of 2020

This year has been a tough one—between the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the economic downturn, divisive political rhetoric, continued violence against Black people, and environmental disasters. Maybe that’s why some of our favorite books of 2020 are...

Published Thu, Dec 10 2020 2:33 PM by Greater Good Articles

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