The Highest Happiness

Protect your peace, set boundaries, don't let people drain your energy…there’s a lot of advice like that, and it’s easy to take it a little too far. Therapist and bestselling author Nedra Glover Tawwab joins Forrest to discuss the unintended consequences of the boundaries movemen ...  Show more

What is mindfulness really? According to one fourth-grader, "Not hitting someone in the mouth." Legendary meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg joins Rick and Forrest to discuss how we can work skillfully with anger, fear, and reactivity without becoming doormats or numbing ourselve ...  Show more

A quick and easy technique to feel happier and less anxious in 12 minutes.  This is based on a study done by Douglas Gentile, Dawn Sweet & Lanmiao He entitled, "Caring for Others Cares for the Self: An Experimental Test of Brief Downward Social Comparison, Loving-Kindness, And ...

Happiness is all the rage these days. Top 10 lists for things to do to live a happier life are abundant in our social media feeds and online articles. So why do we feel so unhappy sometimes? Relationships and how you're navigating them hold a huge key to living a happier life. Li ...  Show more

Are you happy? 79% of people believe that happiness comes from things like money and fame, but long-lasting happiness is developed from maintaining a higher sense of well-being. Happiness can be challenging to locate and hold onto if it's easily unhinged, so the key is understand ...  Show more

Kindness is one of the noble acts we can do. We can do random acts of kindness, and sometimes we can even respond with compassion when others are treating us poorly. But besides the benefits of helping others with kindness, do you know who else benefits? Come and explore the seco ...  Show more