It’s a warm, sunny weekday evening in July in the heart of Vancouver, British Columbia. Inside the Creekside Community Recreation Centre—which overlooks the Vancouver skyline—a group of more than 20 ...

A recent book explores why unstructured, judgment-free play fades in adulthood—and why it’s worth reclaiming for our ...

A Q&A with Jazmin Pichardo and Beth Douthirt-Cohen about embodied ways to stay connected during painful conversations.

Kira M. Newman is the managing editor of Greater Good. Her work has been published in outlets including the Washington Post, ...

When we decided to take my dad to memory care, our hearts broke a little. We really thought we could create a loving, ...

My husband, Don, will talk to anyone. In line at a store, on a plane, in a parking lot; it doesn’t matter where we’re at, he’ll engage. In fact, I have my current job because he was gregarious enough ...

My sister-in-law recently became a grandparent, twice over. Now, whenever we talk, she raves about how wonderful it is to spend time with her grandchildren, watching them grow. The experience has ...

Recently, I woke to the blaring noise of our downstairs TV. My husband had been watching it the night before and had accidentally left it on “pause” rather than “off.” The sudden blast was startling ...

Over the past decade, an entire industry has sprouted up promising the secrets to happiness. There are best-selling books like The Happiness Project and The How of Happiness, and happiness programs ...

Educators can set the stage for students to recognize differences, appreciate them, and not fear them or see them in a ...

It’s widely recognized that the crises of loneliness, disconnection, and social fragmentation are touching nearly every aspect of our lives, from personal well-being to public health to democracy ...