This is a guest post by Samy Felice. You’ve been meditating daily for the last week, month, or maybe even years. In moments it's blissful, otherwise it can be frustrating, at least at first. Thoughts come and go –

Many Becoming Who You Are readers and listeners are caring and compassionate people. But what happens when we live and work from a place of caring for others without addressing our own self-care? In this interview with Hannah Massarella, ...

Envy is one of the “forbidden” emotions. We all experience feeling envy from time to time (I certainly do), but we’re unlikely to admit it—even to ourselves, let alone to other people. This is because envy isn’

What is a locus of control and what does it have to do with happiness? Most of us believe that when we have more or become more, then we’ll be happy. In The Happiness Advantage, Shawn Achor argues this formula is the wrong way around: greater ...

This is a guest post by Madeleine Forbes.  Two years ago I left the cities I’d called home – first London, then Cambridge – and moved into a little house made of earthbags, nestled in the side of a hill in Central Portugal.

We often assume that the quality of our life and our level of happiness are influenced by what happens to us. Good things happen and we feel good. Bad things happen and we feel bad. In-between things happen and we feel in-between.

Do you find it hard to stay engaged and creative in the face of digital distraction? If so, this interview is for you. Clare Barry shares her insights into cultivating mindfulness in our daily lives, as well as suggestions for how we can stay ...

We spend more time online than ever before. According to this article, we’re now on the interwebs for twice as long each day as we were 10 years ago. This one reports the average American adult checks social media 17 times each ...

This is a guest post by Orsolya Hernold. The habit of writing a journal and the frequent re-reading of my notes helped me to identify my life patterns. Realizing that I am just about to weave another of the good old fabric of my life enabled ...

Newsflash: journaling is really, really good for you. But no matter how much we know this, putting pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) on a daily basis can be challenge. I hear from so many of you who know a daily journaling practice could be ...