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Television at its best
This 3-part series represents what television does best. It opens a window into real lives, exploring ways to improve our social relationships, cope with emotional issues, and become more positive, resilient individuals.
Hosted by Daniel Gilbert, Harvard psychologist and best-selling author of Stumbling on Happiness.View Trailer
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Self-Help or Self-Harm?
Is America's $10 billion a year self-help industry really helping?
Michelle, a cancer survivor, talks about her search for strength. Dan Gilbert interviews author Louise Hay, TV psychologist Dr. Phil and self-help researcher Dr. John Norcross.
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The Meaning of Happiness
We asked comedian Larry David and a group of other very creative people what happiness means to them. Some of their answers may surprise you.
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For Alanis Morissette, happiness is a temporary but "juicy" state.
Alanis Morissette discusses happiness.
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Topics
Featured Topic
Resilience
Bob Shumaker describes the Tap Code he developed as a POW.
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- Creativity
- Relationships
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Perspectives
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One Nation Under Stress
Is all stress bad for us? Why does our lifestyle produce high levels of stress? How can we learn to manage it?
- Other Perspectives
- The Meaning of Happiness
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