Not matter if you're aged three or 103, you can learn to be happier using pretty much the same strategies.... more

More than a third of us admit to having had a spiritual experience. We might have been profoundly moved by... more

Who do we volunteer to run a gruelling half-marathon? Who do we expect to give up sugar, or quit drinking?... more

When Marty Seligman started his long scientific career, psychologists concentrated on studying "misery and suffering" and what made people sad.... more

Happiness expert Gretchen Rubin was warned that her eyesight was in peril. It shocked her into realising she'd taken all... more

Are you seeing what you look at? Or tuning in to the noises all around you? We take our senses... more

Laurie swaps seats in the studio to be interviewed by none other than Katie Couric. In this episode of Next... more

Following 9/11, Simran Jeet Singh's Sikh family in Texas was subjected to extreme racist abuse. And yet, Simran's father chose... more

Educator and author Simran Jeet Singh is Sikh. Most of his fellow Americans have no idea what Sikhism is -... more

We often think of yoga as a physical exercise - but a centuries-old Sanskrit text, The Yoga Sutras, share teachings... more

In Virgil's epic poem, The Aeneid, few Trojans survive the destruction of their city at the hands of their Greek... more

Achilles has anger issues. The great Greek warrior sits out most of the Trojan War because he's angrily sulking. When... more

The Greek thinker Socrates was put to death for encouraging his students to question everything - from their own beliefs... more

Question everything... that's a key insight from the great Greek philosopher Socrates. We may think we know ourselves and what... more

We're surrounded by noise. That "noise" can be actual sounds - but also other annoyances and distractions that make it... more

We can put huge amounts of physical and emotional energy into our jobs - even basing our self-worth on our... more

Lots of us hit the gym in January to get fit - but should we also be exercising our minds... more

Everyone has a view about what you should eat and how much. We're so bombarded with fad diets, fasting plans... more

Here's a preview of another podcast we love, Ten Percent Happier. Host Dan Harris flies to Dharamsala, India to spend... more

We're often looking into the future... hunting for the "next big thing". That could be an exciting new job or... more