happiness

What kind of week would it be if I didn’t write about the emotional school firsts? And like many other parents out there, this week I’m experiencing a first (again) — sending my youngest child off to kindergarten.

Sean Meshorer is the author of The Bliss Experiment: 28 Days to Personal Transformation. Here, he explains the difference between being happy and being blissful, and offers an exercise to both instantly boost your bliss and use as a long-term coping strategy when conflicts arise:

Fall has finally arrived which, for me, is synonymous with not only school, but my volunteering efforts. This week it was acting as a parental supervisor on our school’s cross country meet and handing out pizza slices for lunch.

In the past five years, more than 25,000 people have posted to Kevin Hansen's blog, Secret Regrets. They've shared their thoughts on opportunities lost, abusive relationships and addiction issues.

I’ll be honest: the idea of therapy has often been attractive to me, not least because I like the idea of going somewhere midday and lying on a couch. But today the types of therapy available are changing.