Millions of Americans live with depression but some hide behind a happy facade. Here, one parent shares her experience with smiling depression. Erin Brant / Stocksy I’d like to tell you that today is ...

Just a soft smile and a few minutes of breath can shift your mood, lower stress, and deepen your sense of connection. DACHER KELTNER is the host of The Science of Happiness podcast and is a ...

We all want to be happy — and for decades, psychologists have tried to figure out how we might achieve that blissful state. The field’s many surveys and experiments have pointed to a variety of ...

Happiness can literally make you feel lighter inside, a bit like having some helium in your body. It usually only lasts a short time, but reflecting back on it can conjure up at least a ghost of the ...

Smiling does not necessarily indicate that we are happy, according to new research at Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS). It is widely believed that smiling means a person is happy, and it ...

One new study suggests that faking a smile can give you a minor mood boost, but, hot take: This can be dangerous in the long run. Ever heard that sage advice to “smile through the pain?” It offers the ...

“Thousands of candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared.” — Buddha Your happiness is important. The benefits ...

Smiling Friends co-creator Zach Hadel would be fine if fans hated how the show ends, which speaks to his general approach to the hit Adult Swim series.

A smile that lifts the cheeks and crinkles the eyes is thought by many to be truly genuine. But new research casts doubt on whether this joyful facial expression necessarily tells others how a person ...