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Do you find it hard to relaxt for the first few days you take leave from work? Do you find happiness elusive when away from your office or work or home? Is happiness too closely linked to routine and control? Do you struggle to hold...

by Shadra Bruce for Mental Health News While nearly half of all marriages will end with divorce, pre-marital relationships, at least once in every person_ã_s life, almost always end in break up. Every person who becomes involved in a relationship will eventually and inevitably experience the...

by Jim Taylor for Psychology Today I was having a conversation with a friend recently about happiness. Our conversation began with her asking me if I thought that buying a new house would make her happier (she asked this question only half facetiously). My initial reaction...

by Joe Robinson for the Huffington Post Lindsay, Snooki, Mel--we're on a first-name basis with bad behavior these days, whether we want to be or not. Don't bother looking away from that tabloid rack at the checkout counter. There is no escape. Even the president got...

Those of you who live in Sydney or Melbourne may well be familiar with the writings (in the SMH and Age) of Ross Gittins, resident economics writer who's contributed much in recent years to the discussions on the relationship between economics and positive psychology. Well, I'm very...

This week, for your reading pleasure, we bring you another guest submission from a member of our happiness community as well as a book review, from our very own Dr. Happy. We hope you enjoy today's thoughts and musings and we hope you'll continue to...