In 2001, PT Editor-in-chief Robert Epstein, Ph.D., sat down with one of the nation's most famous psychologists, Dr. Joyce Brothers. Here are her views on how we can live a more joyful life. Dr.

Buddha has a saying, “Happiness does not depend on what you have or who you are. It solely relies on what you think.” That means, as William Arthur Ward is famous for saying, “Happiness is an inside ...

I am not feeling very financially secure right now. I am an academic who survives on what is called “soft money.” The university at which I work does not guarantee me any salary. All my money comes ...

God’s purpose for his people and his world must become our purpose in order for us to live joyful lives.

When I was 22, I watched my father fight and lose a battle with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a rare, fatal brain disorder. For me, those final days of his life were overwhelming, frightening and deeply ...

It seems as if people today are less happy and joyful than they were in the past. But that feeling isn't too far off because, according to a report from San Diego State University, young people have ...

With the state of the world today, it is a struggle to find joy or even in some cases hope. We simply don’t choose joy frequently enough, yet it is more accessible than we realize. Joy can take ...