For years, health advice has focused on subtraction: less sugar, less sitting, less stress. The science of positive emotion offers a counterweight. Moments of joy—however small—appear to buffer the ...

Chandra is an emergency physician and global health policy specialist. Hoover is a former federal worker, sociobehavioral researcher, and global health technical specialist. We both lost our jobs as ...

Do you value the emotional experiences of your life? That may seem like a silly question with an obvious answer, but take a moment to consider it. A large part of life’s worth comes from the cascade ...

Research suggests music can have positive effects on mood, including reducing stress and anxiety, boosting motivation, and evoking feelings of pleasure. Listening to music can engage pleasure pathways ...

When an emotion arises, how do you usually respond? For many, suppression and analysis are the default, but truly processing emotions is key to healing and stronger connections. Most of us were never ...

Alexithymia is when you have trouble identifying, understanding, or naming your emotions. The word comes from the Greek language and literally means "lacking words for feelings." It's not a mental ...

In her new book How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain, psychologist Lisa Feldman Barrett makes a compelling case about the constructed theory of emotions. Unlike the classical theory ...

There’s a reason your mood skyrockets after listening to your favorite album, tickling the ivories, or grooving in a hip-hop class. There's good evidence that engaging in creativity and art can boost ...

Living with a chronic, progressive condition such as secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) can affect both your physical and mental health. SPMS results in a gradual decline in function over ...