We’ve all heard of “adverse childhood experiences” (ACEs). Psychology has focused a large chunk of research on these negative experiences of childhood and found that children with a high number of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about relationships, personality, and everyday psychology. Many people come to therapy grappling with the effects of ...

Our quest for happiness is often misguided. This is the conclusion that Judith Mangelsdorf, Germany’s pioneering professor of positive psychology, reached while helping individuals across Europe lead ...

Research in positive psychology seeks to understand and highlight the factors that help people flourish and live a meaningful life. Positive psychology in the workplace concerns creating a healthy ...

Youth mental health has worsened significantly over the past decade, but new interventions that teach positive psychology concepts in school may help. One solution is to provide mental health care in ...

Positive psychology is about scientifically informed perspectives on what makes life worth living, focussing on aspects of the human condition that lead to happiness, fulfillment, and flourishing. The ...

None of the experts actively “chased” happiness or positivity – they accepted the good and the bad in their lives. OlgaBudrina/ Shutterstock Positive psychology forms the backbone of wellbeing ...

Feeling physically and emotionally worn out at the end of 2025? You’re not alone. Glassdoor recently announced that its word of the year was ‘exhausting.’ Use of the word on the workplace reviews site ...

Funding fuels expansion of the country’s most established developmental therapy model. Series C round led by aMoon Fund, B Capital and Flare Capital Partners with participation from Healthworx, ...

A new Roundtable Discussion in the journal Autism in Adulthood explores how the two fields of positive psychology and autism might integrate and benefit each other, and the autism community at large.

When I started working with a client whom I'll call "Dylan," he was newly promoted, full of energy and ready to make his mark. A bright, ambitious manager at a fast-growing software company, Dylan had ...