Most people want to be happy — or at least happier — but it often remains an elusive quest. “For the majority of people, there’s no reason they can’t be happy,” said Bill Pavot, a psychology professor ...

Ayoub is Palestinian, yet born and raised in Israel and now living in New York, so the very concept of home is necessarily a complicated one for her. Having been kicked out of childhood Purim parties, ...

Darrin McMahon still cannot define happiness after spending six years researching and writing a book about it. While that's been a frustration, the Florida State University history professor said it's ...

Buddah Bless hasn’t spent a lot of time waxing poetic about mental health. Kicking back during a recent November Zoom call, he eschews rote wellness talking points in favor of straight talk. “Not to ...

I’ve experienced the hollow promise of material wealth firsthand. When I reached what many would consider the pinnacle of success—owning the Ferrari, the mansion big enough to entertain 150 guests—I ...

TORONTO — We live in a happiness-obsessed world. Self-help gurus promise paths to bliss, Instagram influencers peddle happiness as a lifestyle, and corporations build marketing campaigns around the ...

Researchers have a new explanation for why we experience the "happiness paradox"—a phenomenon wherein trying to make ourselves happier actually makes us less happy. Studies have documented the paradox ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! During the COVID lockdowns, Jeffrey Rosen, director of the National Constitution ...