“The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. Go out and make some good things happen.” —Barack Obama Even people with good lives can ...

When the world starts to feel heavy or hopeless, it's easy to lose sight of the good, even if you once believed it deeply.

I often hear people say, “It’s OK to be hopeless.” But, without hope, you don’t have much. It’s common to lack hope, though. Someone with depression, by nature of their illness, may lack hope that ...

For those who care about the health of our planet, these are not easy times. Climate science is met with a shrug, while environmental policy is being loudly dismantled. Algorithms feed us unsettling ...

"I'm just one person. There's nothing I can do." Stream Connecticut News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. "I want to give up." As a happiness researcher who's spent a decade studying the science of ...

The Broadway show “Hadestown” is a modernized retelling of the ancient Greek tragedy about Orpheus and Eurydice. It has New Orlean-style jazz, a compelling story and beautiful character growth. At the ...

Along with psychological well-being and general physical health, things like life purpose and meaning also play a role in influencing people’s mental health as they get older, according to a study ...

This memoir reminds Gates that humans can rise to even the most daunting challenges. It’s a message many people need right now. Most readers can name a book that changed their life. For confirmed ...