Kira M. Newman is the managing editor of Greater Good. Her work has been published in outlets including the Washington Post, ...

New research suggests that when you forgive past transgressions, your memories don’t fade, but your misery does.

A new study examined different ways of coping with stress to see what makes us feel better when we're struggling.

Taking care of yourself as a parent isn't an indulgence; it has a substantial effect on the well-being of your children.

Much of what we recognize as “mainstream mindfulness” has been shaped through a Western lens, often stripped of its cultural ...

A new book explores strategies for child-rearing amid global violence, a warming world, social media overload, and other ...

A new study looks at what happens when people learn about the climate impact of behaviors like recycling, biking, and eating ...

A new book explores the science of personality change and how to go about it, if you want to improve your life.

Many people find these efforts entertaining because they critique a target’s actions in a fun way that makes an audience ...

Nicholas Carr: It was interesting to me as I did the research that whenever new communication systems were introduced, it spurred both fears and dreams of an impending utopia. And it changed society ...

Anger can ebb and wane. “There’s a cyclical quality when a pain is brought up again, and I thought I had worked through that, or the anniversary comes around and our body remembers before we can put ...