While loneliness and isolation do not always lead to violence, and while they are not the only causes of violence, they are often a contributing factor to it. Learning how to transform isolation, in ourselves and others, thus can help facilitate not only inner peace but also social stability.

Since graduating with my master's degree in positive psychology, I've worked with and observed thousands of people in a wide variety of settings, and happy people just flow with the groove of life in a unique way. Here is what they do differently.

Our core psychological needs are satisfied not by how comfy we feel but by breaking out of the force field of routine.

There's no doubt you meet some great folks online, as I have, but the social animal needs to connect more than superficially with others of the tribe.

Welcome. I am so glad you joined us. Please, settle in and get cozy. I want to talk about 'community,' something the Living Section is becoming very ...