What is the secret of happiness? Sonja Lyubomirsky, a distinguished professor of psychology at UC Riverside, used to dread that question; she considered it reductive. As a leading expert on the ...

When we seek happiness, what exactly are we searching for? And when we wish happiness on someone else, what is it that we truly desire for them? Can happiness even be defined or is it an illusion, an ...

You can engage your brain and improve your happiness. A neuroscience expert shares five simple steps that can do the trick.

Guest host Geena Davis guides us through the research on love that stretches beyond romance and friendship, showing up in our bonds with objects, nature, grief, and the collective moments that connect ...

Scroll down for a transcription of this episode. Guest host Geena Davis helps us explore how the love we feel —for our partners, friends, family, even our four legged companions—shapes our brains, ...

Attending regularly to our own happiness is a loving gift to ourselves. Life is not and cannot always be joyful, but having joy matters. Amid complex, demanding, stressful lives, we can find ways to ...

A new book, “How to Feel Loved,” links our social skills to how content we are. By Catherine Pearson Sonja Lyubomirsky has been a leading researcher on the science of happiness for decades. And for ...

Theorists of consciousness generally focus on sensation – what it's like to, say, experience the color red. Yet what we call the stream of consciousness offers a much richer and more complex blend of ...

There are plenty of theories about the source of happiness. Who doesn’t think they would be happier with more money and success? We talked to happiness researcher Sonja Lyubomirsky, a professor of ...

Scientists are exploring how your brain and body react in the first seconds of attraction. A couple on a date shares a joyful moment while walking through a vibrant, illuminated street at night. When ...

I've spent more than 12 years studying happiness and human nature, and I've found that money is one of the most complex and fascinating contributors to a happy life. While it's true that money alone ...