Category: Happiness

Looking Back at Life and Its Influence on Subjective Well-Being (an article by Dr. Peck)

Lower levels of subjective well-being are associated with increased illness and death. Studies of elder morbidity and mortality increasingly have explored the link between social and psychological aspects of life to subjective well-being, and to health and disease. This paper presents a conceptual model of subjective well-being based on the process that people use to… Read more »

The Power of Vulnerability

Brené Brown studies human connection — our ability to empathize, belong, love. In a poignant, funny talk on Ted.com, she shares a deep insight from her research, one that sent her on a personal quest to know herself as well as to understand humanity. A talk to share.