The Science of Happiness

The Science of Happiness

91 episodes

Learn research-tested strategies for a happier, more meaningful life, drawing on the science of compassion, gratitude, mindfulness, and awe. Hosted by award-winning psychologist Dacher Keltner. Co-produced by PRX and UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center. Follow us on Instagram @HappinessPod.

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How Rituals Help Us Process Grief

Published: Oct. 24, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 56 seconds

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Happiness Break: A Humming Technique To Calm Your Nerves, with Priyanka Gupta

Published: Oct. 17, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 21 seconds

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The Science of Humming

Published: Oct. 10, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 30 seconds

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Happiness Break: A Breathing Technique To Help You Relax, with Dr. David Spiegel (Cyclic Sighing)

Published: Oct. 3, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 38 seconds

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How To Breathe Away Anxiety

Published: Sept. 26, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 48 seconds

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Happiness Break: The Healing Power of Your Own Touch, with Kristin Neff

Published: Sept. 19, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 7 seconds

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How To Show Up For Yourself

Published: Sept. 12, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 56 seconds

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Are You Following Your Inner Compass?

Published: Aug. 29, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 43 seconds

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Happiness Break: A Meditation on Becoming A Gift To Life

Published: Aug. 22, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 14 seconds

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How To Let In New Perspectives

Published: Aug. 15, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 30 seconds

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Happiness Break: Take a Break With Our Loving-Kindness Meditation

Published: Aug. 8, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 7 seconds

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Catch Yourself in a Dream (Encore)

Published: Aug. 1, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 53 seconds

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The Healing Effects of Experiencing Wildlife

Published: July 18, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 24 minutes 55 seconds

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The Value of Variety and Novelty

Published: July 4, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 55 seconds

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How Exploring New Places Can Make You Feel Happier

Published: July 4, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 55 seconds

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Happiness Break: How to Ground Yourself in Nature, with Yuria Celidwen (Encore)

Published: June 27, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 27 seconds

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How To Unwind By Doing Mindful Yard Work

Published: June 20, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 9 seconds

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Happiness Break: How to Relax Your Body Through A Standing Meditation, With Sherry Zhang

Published: June 13, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 44 seconds

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How Qigong Can Calm Your Mind and Body

Published: June 6, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 37 seconds

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Happiness Break: A Meditation on How To Be Your Best Self, with Justin Michael Williams

Published: May 30, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 47 seconds

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Encore: Why We Need Friends With Shared Interests

Published: May 23, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 20 seconds

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Happiness Break: A Meditation on Cultivating Awe Through Colors

Published: May 16, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 21 seconds

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How Birdsong Can Help Your Mental Health

Published: May 9, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 33 seconds

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Happiness Break: A Meditation on Pilina: Our Deep Interconnectedness, With Jo Qina'au

Published: May 2, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 9 seconds

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Are You Remembering The Good Times?

Published: April 25, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 42 seconds

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Happiness Break: A Walking Meditation with Dan Harris of 10% Happier

Published: April 18, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes

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How To Make Work More Satisfying

Published: April 11, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 59 seconds

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Happiness Break: A Meditation To Move Through Anger, With Eve Ekman

Published: April 4, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 25 seconds

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How To Talk To People You Disagree With

Published: March 28, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 15 seconds

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Happiness Break: Tap into the Joy that Surrounds You, With Anushka Fernandopulle

Published: March 21, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 4 minutes 55 seconds

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Whos Always There for You?

Published: March 14, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 40 seconds

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Happiness Break: Where Did You Come From? Guided Writing With Lyla June

Published: March 7, 2024, 11 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 27 seconds

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Why Grownups Should Be Playful Too

Published: Feb. 29, 2024, 11 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 29 seconds

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Happiness Break: A Meditation on Playfulness, With Dacher Keltner

Published: Feb. 22, 2024, 10 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 38 seconds

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Encore: How to Feel Less Pressed for Time

Published: Feb. 15, 2024, 11 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 43 seconds

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Happiness Break: Wrap Yourself in Kindness, With Jack Kornfield

Published: Feb. 8, 2024, 11 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 7 seconds

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What To Do When You Dont Like The Way You Feel

Published: Feb. 1, 2024, 11 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 48 seconds

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Happiness Break: Radical Acceptance, With Tara Brach

Published: Jan. 25, 2024, 11 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 32 seconds

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How (And Why) To Find More Beauty in the Everyday

Published: Jan. 18, 2024, 11 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 18 seconds

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Happiness Break: A Meditation to Find Grounding in the New Year, With Spring Washam

Published: Jan. 11, 2024, 11 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 41 seconds

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How to Stick to Your Resolutions in 2024

Published: Jan. 4, 2024, 11 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 56 seconds

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Happiness Break: Visualizing Your Best Self in Relationships, With Dacher Keltner

Published: Dec. 28, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 38 seconds

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How Thinking About Your Ancestors Can Help You Thrive

Published: Dec. 21, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 1 second

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Happiness Break: A Meditation for Seeking Forgiveness, With Shelly Tygielski

Published: Dec. 14, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 31 seconds

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When It's Hard To Connect, Try Being Curious

Published: Dec. 7, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 31 seconds

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Happiness Break: A Visualization to Connect With Your Heritage, With Bryant Terry

Published: Nov. 30, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 50 seconds

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Being Kind is Good for Your Health

Published: Nov. 23, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 29 seconds

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Happiness Break: Feel more Gratitude, With Eve Ekman

Published: Nov. 16, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 19 seconds

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Encore: The Science of a Good Night's Sleep

Published: Nov. 9, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 51 seconds

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Happiness Break: Find Calm When You Can't Clear Your Mind, With Lama Rod Owens

Published: Nov. 2, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 5 seconds

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The Science of Singing Along

Published: Oct. 26, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 53 seconds

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A Meditation For Connecting In Polarized Times, With Scott Shigeoka

Published: Oct. 19, 2023, 1:50 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 6 seconds

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How Holding Yourself Can Reduce Stress

Published: Oct. 12, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 46 seconds

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5 Minutes of Progressive Muscle Relaxation, With Jo Qina'au

Published: Oct. 5, 2023, 2:46 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 31 seconds

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How To Use Your Body to Relax your Mind

Published: Sept. 28, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 17 seconds

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Happiness Break: A Meditation for Groundedness, With Diana Parra (English & Spanish)

Published: Sept. 21, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 58 seconds

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Happiness Break: Una meditacion para enraizar, con Diana Parra (ingles y espanol)

Published: Sept. 21, 2023, 9:50 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 42 seconds

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Making Difficult Interactions More Respectful

Published: Sept. 14, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 30 seconds

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Happiness Break: A Meditation to Inspire a Sense of Purpose

Published: Sept. 7, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 37 seconds

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Why Compassion Requires Vulnerability

Published: Aug. 31, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 3 seconds

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Happiness Break: Awe in Impermanence

Published: Aug. 24, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 5 seconds

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Why Humor Matters for Happiness

Published: Aug. 17, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 20 seconds

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Happiness Break: Making Music With Your Body, With Keith Terry

Published: Aug. 10, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 29 seconds

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How Improv Makes You More Confident and Less Anxious

Published: Aug. 3, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes

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Happiness Break: A Mindful Breath Meditation, with Dacher Keltner

Published: July 27, 2023, 2:23 p.m.
Duration: 5 minutes 41 seconds

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How To Let Go Without Giving Up

Published: July 20, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 33 seconds

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Happiness Break: Moving Through Space, With Dacher Keltner

Published: July 13, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 7 seconds

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Finding Delight Through Your 5 Senses

Published: July 6, 2023, 1:34 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 31 seconds

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Happiness Break: What To Do When You're Struggling, With Spring Washam

Published: June 29, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 46 seconds

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How To Feel Better About Yourself

Published: June 22, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 28 seconds

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Happiness Break: Wishing Others Well, With Anushka Fernandopulle

Published: June 15, 2023, 2:23 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 21 seconds

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Where To Look For Joy

Published: June 8, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 32 seconds

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Happiness Break: Who Takes Care of You? With Dacher Keltner

Published: June 1, 2023, 7 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 7 seconds

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Feeling Overworked? Take a "Fika" Break

Published: May 25, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 17 seconds

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How To Be in Harmony in Nature Wherever You Are, With Yuria Celidwen

Published: May 18, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 49 seconds

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How To Do Good for the Environment (And Yourself)

Published: May 11, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 51 seconds

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Happiness Break: Contemplating our Interdependence with Nature, with Dekila Chungyalpa

Published: May 4, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 45 seconds

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How to Feel More Hopeful

Published: April 27, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 50 seconds

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The Case for Climate Hope

Published: April 22, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 22 minutes 39 seconds

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Happiness Break: Sketching Serenity with Chris Murchison

Published: April 20, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 3 seconds

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A New Relationship with Stress

Published: April 13, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 52 seconds

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Happiness Break: Visualizing Your Purpose, with Dacher Keltner

Published: April 6, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 2 seconds

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Encore: 24 Hours of Kindness

Published: March 30, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 34 seconds

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Happiness Break: Embodying Resilience, with Prentis Hemphill

Published: March 23, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 19 seconds

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One Way to Make Work More Meaningful

Published: March 16, 2023, 10 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 55 seconds

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Happiness Break: Pause to Look at the Sky, with Dacher Keltner

Published: March 9, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 32 seconds

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Why We Need Friends with Shared Interests

Published: March 2, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 24 seconds

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Happiness Break: Being Present from Head to Toe, with Spring Washam

Published: Feb. 23, 2023, 12:30 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 53 seconds

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Why We Need Reminders of Connectedness

Published: Feb. 16, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 56 seconds

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Happiness Break: A Meditation for When Others are Suffering, with Anushka Fernandopulle

Published: Feb. 9, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 55 seconds

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How Music Evokes Awe

Published: Feb. 2, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 18 seconds

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Happiness Break: Feeling the Awe of Nature from Anywhere, with Dacher Keltner

Published: Jan. 26, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 3 seconds

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Why We Should Look Up at the Sky

Published: Jan. 19, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 43 seconds

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Happiness Break: Awe for Others, with Dacher Keltner

Published: Jan. 12, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 42 seconds

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How Awe Brings Us Together

Published: Jan. 5, 2023, 11 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 33 seconds

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Happiness Break: An Affirmation Practice for the New Year, with Chris Murchison

Published: Dec. 29, 2022, 6:25 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 40 seconds

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How to Make Life More Meaningful

Published: Dec. 22, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 59 seconds

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Happiness Break: Finding Presence Through Your Senses, with Dacher Keltner

Published: Dec. 15, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 42 seconds

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The Science of Synchronized Movement

Published: Dec. 8, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 54 seconds

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Happiness Break: Tune Into Your Body, with Radha Agrawal

Published: Dec. 1, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 57 seconds

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How to Practice Gratitude When You're Not Feeling Thankful

Published: Nov. 24, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 41 seconds

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Happiness Break: 5 Minutes of Gratitude, with Dacher Keltner

Published: Nov. 17, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 54 seconds

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The Emerging Science of ASMR (Encore)

Published: Nov. 10, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 23 seconds

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Happiness Break: Making Space for You, with Alex Elle

Published: Nov. 3, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 1 second

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Happiness Break: Restore Through Silence, with Tricia Hersey

Published: Oct. 20, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 43 seconds

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How to Focus Under Pressure

Published: Oct. 13, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 47 seconds

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Happiness Break: How to Awaken Joy, with Spring Washam

Published: Oct. 6, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 42 seconds

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Why Listen to the Other Side?

Published: Sept. 29, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 48 seconds

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Happiness Break: Six Minutes to Connect with Your Body, with Dacher Keltner

Published: Sept. 22, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 5 seconds

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Nine Steps to Forgiveness

Published: Sept. 15, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 35 seconds

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Happiness Break: A Note to Self on Forgiveness, with Alex Elle

Published: Sept. 8, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 11 seconds

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When Rumination Is a Good Thing

Published: Sept. 1, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 48 seconds

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Happiness Break: A Meditation to Connect to Your Roots, with Yuria Celidwen

Published: Aug. 25, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 43 seconds

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Riding The Waves of Anxiety

Published: Aug. 18, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 40 seconds

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Happiness Break: Walk Your Way to Calm, with Dacher Keltner

Published: Aug. 11, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 6 seconds

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36 Questions to Spark Intimacy

Published: Aug. 4, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 8 seconds

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Happiness Break: How to Ground Yourself, with Yuria Celidwen

Published: July 28, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 27 seconds

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How to Feel Less Lonely and More Connected

Published: July 21, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 43 seconds

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Happiness Break: Experience Nature Wherever You Are, with Dacher Keltner

Published: July 14, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 7 minutes 5 seconds

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How to Make Better Decisions (Encore)

Published: July 7, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 17 seconds

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Happiness Break: 36 Questions to Feel Connected, with Dacher Keltner

Published: June 30, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 10 seconds

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How to Say "Sorry" Like You Mean It

Published: June 23, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 27 seconds

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Happiness Break: How To Be Your Best Self, with Justin Michael Williams

Published: June 16, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 52 seconds

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The Questions to Ask Yourself in an Argument

Published: June 9, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 43 seconds

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Happiness Break: How to Be Your Own Best Friend, with Kristin Neff

Published: June 2, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 10 seconds

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Catch Yourself in a Dream

Published: May 26, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 56 seconds

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Happiness Break: A 10-Minute Guided Practice, with Dacher Keltner

Published: May 19, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 49 seconds

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The Science of a Good Night's Sleep

Published: May 12, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 53 seconds

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Feel Better About Asking For Help

Published: April 28, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 43 seconds

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Are You Tired of Being Afraid?

Published: April 14, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 26 seconds

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How to Find Your Spark in Life

Published: March 31, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 32 seconds

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Are Your Expectations Too High?

Published: March 17, 2022, 10 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 21 seconds

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How to Turn Grief into Strength

Published: March 3, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 52 seconds

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Why You Should Snap Pictures of Nature

Published: Feb. 17, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 34 seconds

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When It's Time to Face Your Fears

Published: Feb. 3, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 22 seconds

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The Case for Believing in Yourself

Published: Jan. 6, 2022, 11 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 26 seconds

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How Gratitude Renews Us

Published: Dec. 23, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 9 seconds

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What Our Photos Say About Us

Published: Dec. 9, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 52 seconds

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Why We Give Thanks

Published: Nov. 25, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 16 seconds

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Do You Feel Pressed for Time?

Published: Nov. 11, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 46 seconds

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Why You Should Make Small Goals

Published: Oct. 28, 2021, 10 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 15 seconds

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Do You Want to Slow Down?

Published: Oct. 14, 2021, 10 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 48 seconds

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Can You Mend a Broken Bond?

Published: Sept. 30, 2021, 10 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 13 seconds

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100 Good Things

Published: Sept. 16, 2021, 10 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 53 seconds

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What Happens When We Play

Published: Sept. 2, 2021, 10 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 11 seconds

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How to Not Take People for Granted

Published: Aug. 19, 2021, 2:13 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 55 seconds

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How to Tune Out the Noise

Published: Aug. 5, 2021, 10 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 28 seconds

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Don't be Afraid of Your Anger

Published: July 22, 2021, 10 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 3 seconds

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How to Enjoy Life More with Michael Pollan

Published: July 8, 2021, 4:05 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 36 seconds

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How to Craft Your Life

Published: June 24, 2021, 3:03 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 37 seconds

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Noticing Nature in the City

Published: June 10, 2021, 10 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 39 seconds

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What Humans Can Learn From Trees

Published: May 27, 2021, 10 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 53 seconds

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Finding Strength through Gratitude

Published: May 13, 2021, 3:44 p.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 10 seconds

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Why Love Needs Laughter

Published: April 29, 2021, 10 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 36 seconds

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How Music Can Bridge Cultures

Published: April 15, 2021, 10 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 45 seconds

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How Music Soothes Us

Published: April 1, 2021, 10 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 58 seconds

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David Byrne on How Music Connects Us

Published: March 18, 2021, 10 a.m.
Duration: 25 minutes 23 seconds

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Scheduling Time to Feel Awe(some)

Published: March 4, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 38 seconds

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Why We're Drawn to Nature

Published: Feb. 18, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 52 seconds

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Are You Setting the Right Goals?

Published: Feb. 4, 2021, 11:42 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 30 seconds

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Healing Through Gratitude

Published: Jan. 21, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 38 seconds

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How to Talk with Strangers

Published: Jan. 7, 2021, 11 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 22 seconds

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Happy Again: How to Connect When You Must Stay Apart (Encore)

Published: Dec. 24, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 36 seconds

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Are You Listening to Your Elders?

Published: Dec. 10, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 35 seconds

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How to Make Better Decisions

Published: Nov. 26, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 41 seconds

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How to Give Up a Grudge

Published: Nov. 12, 2020, 11 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 17 seconds

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Why Voting Connects Us

Published: Oct. 29, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 54 seconds

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How to Ride With the Pain

Published: Oct. 22, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 23 seconds

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If You Want to Be More Productive, Cut Yourself Some Slack

Published: Oct. 8, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 30 seconds

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A Cure for Loneliness

Published: Sept. 24, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 5 seconds

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24 Hours of Kindness

Published: Aug. 27, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 27 seconds

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How to Switch Off Your Critics

Published: Aug. 13, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 58 seconds

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How to Reconnect with Your Partner

Published: July 30, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 36 seconds

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Do You Want to Be More Patient?

Published: July 16, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 21 minutes 4 seconds

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How to Love People You Don't Like

Published: July 2, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 10 seconds

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What's Your "Why" in Life?

Published: June 18, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 23 minutes 31 seconds

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From Othering to Belonging

Published: June 11, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 26 minutes 1 second

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Taking Small Steps Toward Big Goals

Published: June 4, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 50 seconds

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How to Connect When You Must Stay Apart

Published: May 21, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 3 seconds

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Give Yourself a Break

Published: May 7, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 58 seconds

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Helping Kids Think About the Good

Published: April 23, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 19 minutes 40 seconds

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Remembering to Breathe

Published: April 9, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 36 seconds

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Staying Close While Physical Distancing

Published: March 26, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 50 seconds

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Who Would You Be Without Them?

Published: March 12, 2020, 10 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 12 seconds

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