You know that woman who turned 60, cut her hair, booked a solo trip to Lisbon and suddenly looks more alive than she did ...

Life is a mix of joy and sorrow. Despite the pain that's an inherent part of being human, some people are simply happier than average. Those people work at their happiness, focusing on a few things ...

Among the holiday traditions Americans are most looking forward to this year is giving and receiving gifts, according to the American Psychiatric Association's Healthy Minds Poll. Thirty-one percent ...

Most people don’t know the basic scientific facts about happiness –about what brings it, and what sustains it — and so they don’t know how to use their money to acquire it. Turns out money can make ...

Many people would say that to be truly happy, you need a person to share your life with. But is that really true? According to a study that followed the same people for 13 years to determine if ...

In a society focused on independence and self-care, the idea of being a mom is losing its appeal. Many see it as a sacrifice that requires giving up the life they know. While motherhood does come with ...

Take possessions. In general, research shows that when you buy material items, adaptation occurs relatively quickly. Social scientists call the phenomenon hedonic adaptation: in simple terms, your new ...

Thanksgiving week is a time of togetherness and giving thanks — it’s in the name for a reason. You bounce from house to house ...

This statement, which summarizes the results of numerous surveys and polls of people from 149 countries, was astonishing to me when I first read it. Possibly because of my own internalized stereotypes ...