A new book by Marc Brackett explains how learning the skill of emotion regulation can help us build a better life.

How did the political party associated with stability and preservation become so interested in tearing down established ...

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Where you think you are in society (not where you actually are) matters for how you think about inequality and redistribution ...

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Research suggests that people want fair, effective climate policies—and we underestimate how much widespread support there is ...

It’s tempting for us to try to control children’s engagement with religion and spirituality—but there’s a better way.

Trusting in other people and institutions improves well-being across the lifespan, pointing to the importance of building ...

While neither of us nor our clients can be fully protected against pain and loss, we can learn and teach the tools of ...

What’s the difference between distraction and avoidance? When people use avoidance, their intention is to not deal with the ...

A new study finds that people who reflected on how they grew from the COVID-19 pandemic showed less depression and ...

Decades of research suggest that the quality of our social ties might be the single biggest predictor of our well-being. Social connections are sometimes called “social capital” for good reason: They ...