Joy is often used as a synonym for happiness, and is commonly treated as a generic positive feeling experienced with other positive emotions. Research suggests however, that joy is a distinct and specific positive emotional response that deserves research attention in and of itself:
In recent years, research on gratitude and its impact on well-being has flourished. Research has found that grateful people tend to be happier, healthier, more resilient, more prosocial, and less narcissistic:
Students in our center’s Mindful Living LLC are using the power of well-being practices to optimize their Mason experience. The education they’re engaged in there is bringing positive change to every part of their college life, they said:
Adding more adventure to your days can make your life more memorable and expand your sense of time, writes CWB Senior Scholar Dr. Beth Cabrera in her latest blog:
What do you like most and do best? How would your life be different if you stopped worrying about your weaknesses and started focusing on your strengths? Mason's Strengths Academy can empower you to do so:
Hundreds of people with diverse roles in Mason’s community gathered for the Diversity, Inclusion, and Well-Being Summit earlier this year. Now Mason is starting a new university-wide committee to help Mason become an inclusive university for the world where everyone knows they matter and can thrive:
Our center's executive director, Dr. Nance Lucas, is one of the experts sharing well-being advice in this Thrive Global article about the current college mental health crisis:
Our executive director, Dr. Nance Lucas, is quoted and our center is mentioned as a leading organization for helping college students with mental health in this Thrive Global article:
