The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

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If you dread getting out of bed in the morning; if you are bad tempered with co-workers, clients or

Psychologist and writer Adam Grant used every second of his day to the fullest... until he was struc

If you've done something wrong, feelings of guilt can prompt us to apologise, make amends and change

We react to sadness in a variety of unhelpful ways. We try to suppress it. We experience guilt over

Anger is a powerful signal that you or someone you value is in danger. But in our normal lives the s

Many of the most painful or troubling emotions we experience are reactions to events that have actua

Grief is a simple enough word, but the emotional journey it describes is chaotic, messy and unique t

Most of us don't like to think about death - and when we experience a bereavement we're often not pr

Uncomfortable emotions such as anger, guilt or loneliness are like the guiding beam of a lighthouse

We need to pay attention to our negative feelings - since they are telling us important things which

The Happiness Lab returns on Jan 3 to help you take a fresh, new year look at the emotions that make

We all want to do good - and doing good can make us feel good - but we often don't make the most eff

If we decide that we can't get better at things, or that our ideas and personality traits are fixed.

Presenting: An Excerpt from Miracle And Wonder: Conversations With Paul Simon by Malcolm Gladwell an

Dan Harris was working seven days a week - and knew something had to give. He reluctantly left his A

When bad things happen to people - illness, accident or crime - our brains fool us into believing th

Our recent episode about happiness and nostalgia prompted a lot of listener feedback. Since people s

Dr Laurie Santos doesn't have so much fun these days - which is really bad for her health and wellbe

Peter Pan was her childhood hero, but Dr Laurie Santos woke up one day and realised she'd broken the

Change is the only certainty in life. We may desperately want to change ourselves and our surroundin