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Advice for New Parents

Dear Timmy and Sammy, As I know you know, our family could not be more thrilled about the prospect of having an infant in the Carter clan again. We’ve been doling out advice about strollers and birth plans like there’s no tomorrow; although it is probably...

Published Mon, Aug 12 2013 12:00 AM by Raising Happiness

Podcast: Inspiration for Parents from Famous Coaches

This is one of my favorite podcasts! I find the wisdom of celebrity athletic coaches that we quote here to be incredibly inspiring. Thinking about my parenting as a type of coaching makes me a better parent. Please check out my podcast with Rona Renner...

Published Thu, Aug 16 2012 1:00 AM by Raising Happiness

Gratitude Journal: Making Friends

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. We need photos! Send us your pics of your Halloween costumes! I’m grateful that after a few teary weeks...

Published Fri, Oct 19 2012 5:34 AM by Raising Happiness

Need a Hero? Look Around You

Against the apocalyptic backdrop of the past few months, two recurring images stand out. One is of people lining up outside of grocery stores, each shopper wearing a mask to slow the spread of COVID-19. The other is of hundreds of people lying on streets...

Published Wed, Jun 10 2020 7:06 AM by Greater Good Articles

How to Find Strength in Being Different

The experience of feeling different or unusual is familiar to many, and I know it well. Growing up as the daughter of a Jewish father and Christian mother who both became Baha’i, and the only white kid in a group of friends who were all first-generation...

Published Fri, May 29 2020 5:08 AM by Greater Good Articles

Your Greater Good Calendar for June 2020

Our monthly Greater Good Calendar is a day-by-day guide to well-being. This month, we hope it helps you find connection and hope. To open the clickable calendar, click on the image below. (Please note: If you are having trouble clicking on calendar links...

Published Sun, May 31 2020 8:00 AM by Greater Good Articles

What America Can Learn from Couples Therapy

At family gatherings, in bars and restaurants, relatives and friends are shouting at each other instead of engaging in what used to be called political discussions. These high-volume, emotionally charged exchanges are also increasingly the norm in venues...

Published Wed, Jan 29 2020 7:22 AM by Greater Good Articles

What Happy People Think About Luck

Etymologically, the prefix “hap” means luck or fortune, as you might recognize in words like perhaps, happenstance, haphazard, or—most relevant here—happy. Many other languages also show this overlap between “happy” and “lucky.” But what does being happy...

Published Mon, Apr 13 2020 5:00 AM by Greater Good Articles

Your Happiness Calendar for March 2020

Our monthly Happiness Calendar is a day-by-day guide to well-being. It can help inject a bit of happiness into your everyday life with videos, articles, practices, podcasts, and other content from the Greater Good Science Center and beyond. This month...

Published Sat, Feb 29 2020 8:00 AM by Greater Good Articles

How Can We Stop Prejudice in a Pandemic?

Around the world, governments are closing schools and prohibiting large gatherings in order to control the COVID-19 pandemic. As of today, the entire San Francisco Bay Area is under orders to shelter in place. In a potentially dangerous situation like...

Published Tue, Mar 17 2020 1:21 AM by Greater Good Articles

How Understanding Your Brain Can Help You Learn

Recently, a close friend’s niece was having trouble graduating from college. She needed to pass a math class to graduate but wouldn’t take it because she feared flunking it. A belief that she just wasn’t “good at math” was keeping her stuck in graduation...

Published Tue, Oct 01 2019 4:29 AM by Greater Good Articles

How to Become a Scientist of Your Own Emotions 

Many of us get the message that our emotions are not OK. If we are angry, we are told to calm down; if we are sad, we are told to get over it. So, we end up repressing our emotions or pushing them away, making us feel inauthentic, unmotivated, depressed...

Published Mon, Sep 16 2019 4:09 AM by Greater Good Articles

Ten Keys to Everyday Anti-Racism

We are sisters—and the great-great-granddaughters of Caroline and Allen, who were born enslaved in the state of Alabama. As African Americans and moms to Black sons, we are heartbroken and sick about the level of anti-Blackness that permeates every aspect...

Published Tue, Sep 08 2020 8:28 AM by Greater Good Articles

What Is Black Fatigue, and How Can We Protect Employees from It?

For almost four decades, I have been telling leader after leader about the inequities faced by marginalized groups in their organizations. My diversity, equity, and inclusion consultancy, the Winters Group, has conducted thousands of focus groups with...

Published Tue, Sep 15 2020 4:17 AM by Greater Good Articles

Why Every Student Needs Caring Adults in Their Life

Being a public school counselor can feel like barely contained chaos. In the large urban school where I worked, I was constantly interrupted by students in distress, lock-down drills, teachers who needed support, and parents seeking guidance. I often...

Published Thu, Jun 13 2019 5:20 AM by Greater Good Articles

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