How Therapists Can Help Clients Move Toward Forgiveness
Psychotherapy often explores family dynamics, unresolved trauma, developmental issues, and the unconscious conflicts that interfere with a client’s ability to optimally cope. Psychotherapy is practiced in many forms with many underlying theories of how change occurs. Self-knowledge and key insights can often unravel unhealthy patterns from the past. Disputing irrational thoughts can help clients reduce […]
The Kiss Cam Crisis and the Importance of Authentic Leadership
It was the Kiss Cam moment heard ‘round the world. The at-the-time CEO of Astronomer, Andy Byron, engaged in a warm embrace with his head of HR, Kristin Cabot. The only problem, of course, is they were both married to other people. When the Coldplay Kiss Cam panned their way, Byron ducked behind a wall […]
Is It Healthy to Distract Yourself From Stress?
It’s a typical scenario. You’re faced with a lingering problem, like an argument with a friend, a looming deadline, or a difficult decision. You think you should try to tackle it, but all you really want to do is, well, anything else. In moments like these, we are often caught between two conflicting types of […]
Therapists, It’s Time to Try AI Before You Dismiss It
Just last week, a client told me she woke up in the middle of the night with her mind racing. Instead of spiraling for hours, she opened ChatGPT, something we’d already talked about in session, and started interactive journaling. Within 15 minutes, she was falling back to sleep. That’s not a replacement for therapy. That’s […]
Why Body Temperature, Health, and Well-Being Are Related
Throughout history, people have had to find ways to cope with varying environmental conditions. Whether they lived in a hot or cold climate or had access to plentiful or limited water, they adapted their clothing and their homes to the conditions around them. With the advent of technology, we gained the ability to heat and […]
The Silent Strength of Immigrant Daughters
In many immigrant households, daughters carry a quiet but considerable mental burden. There is no official job description, yet they step in when they are needed, be it to help parents navigate government forms, translate medical advice, or smooth over family tensions. These responsibilities were never assigned in a formal sense, but absorbed gradually, becoming […]
Building a Bridge Between Social-Emotional Learning…
When challenging student behavior arises, the instinct in many schools is to turn to discipline: assigning detention, suspension, or removal from class. But John Gasko, chief well-being officer at Uplift Education, has spent his career exploring a different option: What if the key to thriving schools lies not in control, but in connection? His work […]
Should I Stay or Should I Go? When Is the Right Time to Seek Divorce
Why Do Couples Divorce? Soft vs. Hard Reasons There are several commonly reported contributors to divorce. Research reported in the Journal of Divorce and Remarriage distinguishes between “soft” reasons – not being able to talk to each other, high levels of conflict and arguing, feeling lonely within the relationship – and ‘“hard” reasons such as […]
Your Happiness Calendar for Educators for September 2025
Our monthly Happiness Calendar for Educators is a day-by-day guide to building kinder, happier schools where everyone belongs. This month, cultivate empathy in yourself and your school community with daily tips from the Greater Good Science Center. Registration is now open for our 2025–2026 Greater Good Educators program! Join a community of educators from around […]
The Trouble With Self-Love | Greater Good
Scientists have a problem studying self-love. Research abounds on Self-compassion, self-esteem, self-care, and even unconditional positive self-regard. Scholars have published definitions of these concepts, established scales for measuring them, and explored their practice and impact on people’s well-being. But self-love, on its own, not so much. One of the few scholars who published a definition […]