I became a parent a year and a half ago, and my life changed forever. When I was pregnant lots of parents gave me advice (Enjoy going to ...

Source What would you rather do right now, write down the last conversation you had or watch a funny video guaranteed to make you laugh...

Forgiveness is widely considered to be a psychologically healthy and morally virtuous approach to coping with victimization. Research su...

Numerous studies have demonstrated the critical importance of social support for physical and mental health. For examp...

First comes love, then comes the realization that we are navigating life’s journey with another person who may have different thought...

Your ex is your ex for a reason. But he or she was also an important part of your life for a significant amount of time, a...

Settling is an ugly, depressing word. Few people would suggest outright that you should settle for less than you want and dese...

On New Year’s Day I became a parent, sparking my curiosity in the research on parenting and well-being and inspiring a four-part series on ...

This is the first post in a four-part series on parenthood and happiness. On New Years Day I celebrated not only the start of a new ye...

Happy Birthday, Facebook! Over the past ten years, Facebook has added a new dimension to the social lives of over a billion ...

source I really enjoyed graduate school. I attended UC Berkeley's social-personality psychology PhD program from 2004-2010 and the w...

Tempting Halloween candy Thanks to yesterday’s festivities, both kids and adults have a few more sweet treats on hand than normal. Wit...

When we fail at something important to us, whether in relationships, at school, or at work, it can be very painful. These experie...

Today we have a guest post by a blogger for the  Berkeley Science Review  on the science of touch and emotion. BSR will be hosting an event ...

source Part of being human is the desire to control or change what we do, what we feel, and what we think. We all struggle wi...

For the first few years of college, I maintained the typical college-student sleep schedule: in bed between 2am and 3am, dragging myself ...

The word " bridezilla " was reportedly first used in the mid-1990s to refer to the bride-to-be who turned into a monster while p...

Life is full of reminders of what we lack, usually in the form of other people. There is always someone who is more successful, more tal...

Do you believe in Soul Mates? If I could give one piece of advice as a relationships researcher, it would be this: Relationships take w...

Today's guest post comes from Aubrey Toole , a recent graduate of the University of California, Berkeley who will ...