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The Surprising Science of Happiness | Daniel Gilbert

By Daniel Gilbert — 2012

Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness, challenges the idea that we'll be miserable if we don't get what we want. Our "psychological immune system" lets us feel truly happy even when things don't go as planned.

21:20 min

Military Mental Health Care: A Guide for Service Members, Veterans, Families, and Community (Military Life)

Too often American veterans return from combat and spiral into depression, anger and loneliness they can neither share nor tackle on their own.

Book
Cheryl Lawhorne-Scott, Don Philpott
2015
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08 – Reinvent Yourself with Actress Danica McKellar (She Went from Winnie Cooper to Math Expert)

Danica McKellar is best known for her role as Winnie Cooper on The Wonder Years. Some of the mental strength-building strategies Danica shares include what boosts her mood when she's feeling depressed, how to find your purpose, and how to tackle giant goals.

Podcast
The Verywell Mind Podcast With Amy Morin
2020
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33 – Develop Your Purpose in Life with Former NFL Player Tim Hightower

While some professional athletes lose their purpose in life when their career ends, that wasn't the case for Tim Hightower. Some of the things we talk about are how to discover your purpose, why it's important to have meaning in your life, and how to find a community of people who believe in you.

Podcast
The Verywell Mind Podcast With Amy Morin
2020
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F**k It: Do What You Love

In his latest book, John C. Parkin brings the power of saying “F**k It” to the subject of doing what we love.

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John C. Parkin
2016
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: A Therapist, Her Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed

Ever wonder what your therapist is really thinking? Now you can find out ... Meet Lori Gottlieb, an insightful and compassionate therapist whose clients present with all kinds of problems.

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Lori Gottlieb
2025
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Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life’s Most Important Skill

In this groundbreaking book, Matthieu Ricard makes a passionate case for happiness as a goal that deserves at least as much energy as any other in our lives.

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Matthieu Ricard, Daniel Goleman (foreword)
2025
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Happy Not Perfect: Upgrade Your Mind, Challenge Your Thoughts, and Free Yourself from Anxiety

Even before the pandemic brought on a crushing wave of stress, anxiety, isolation, life change, and financial struggle, there was already a growing mental health crisis. Due to a culture that encourages perfection, hustle, and fictional life/work balance, many are burning out.

Book
Poppy Jamie
2021
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Meaning Is Healthier Than Happiness

People who are happy but have little-to-no sense of meaning in their lives have the same gene expression patterns as people who are enduring chronic adversity.

Article
Emily Esfahani Smith
2013
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Happiness Isn’t a Feeling—It’s a Skill that Can Be Learned

For most of my life, I clung to the belief that I wasn’t happy because I “just wasn’t wired that way.”

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Nataly Kogan
2018
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Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment

In this national bestseller—Martin Seligman’s most stimulating, persuasive book to date—the acclaimed author of Learned Optimism introduces yet another revolutionary idea.

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Martin E. P. Seligman
2004
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