Counselling Resources

As the Dalai Lama proclaims, "happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions." Learn about actions you can take to amplify happiness on the aptly named resource, Action for Happiness.

The podcast is on a mission to help listeners "learn research-tested strategies for a happier, more meaningful life, drawing on the science of compassion, gratitude, mindfulness, and awe." Hosted by Dacher Keltner, a renowned psychology professor, episodes include conversations, experiments, and special guests that help listeners understand and cultivate happiness in their lives.

Most of us will do anything to avoid being wrong. But what if we're wrong about that? "Wrongologist" Kathryn Schulz makes a compelling case for not just admitting but embracing our fallibility.

A thorough description of happiness and what we can do to be happier from Positive Psychology

10,000 people were asked to list 10 happy moments in their lives. Researchers examined the responses and found that while most of the happy moments featured the self as the main subject, many happy moments stemmed from others, or were felt on behalf of others.

Now on its seventh edition, the World Happiness Report offers "a landmark survey of the state of global happiness. The FAQ page includes additional content about the report's creation, such as how the data was calculated and how benchmarks were set.