A high school teacher gives his students projects that offer opportunities to help others. He finds these projects generate a ...

When life feels rough, our instinct may be to retreat and withdraw from the world. But reaching out and helping others can ...

NEW YORK — Lauren Click founded a nonprofit a few years ago offering free composting education to schools around the country. Today, 112 schools participate, yet she can’t get her boyfriend to ...

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This post was written by Kübra Fethiye Karataş, MSc, with edits from Jo Cutler, Ph.D. Many of the ways we help require effort Source: Blue Bird / Pexels At the heart of motivation is a simple question ...

For years, philosophers and psychologists have debated whether empathy helps or hinders the ways people decide how to help others. ‍Critics of empathy argue that it makes people care too narrowly — ...

For years, philosophers and psychologists have debated whether empathy helps or hinders the ways people decide how to help others. Critics of empathy argue that it makes people care too ...

Brandon Jay and his wife, Gwendolyn Sanford, created Altadena Musicians to help those who may have lost their beloved musical ...

Helping others is good for you. That’s not cliche, that’s science. Two years ago, Harvard researchers published a study about the “Helper’s High,” showing how your brain churns up a burst of the ...

Suicide is a leading cause of death for Minnesota teens. Southeast Minnesota parents and professionals speak about how suicide has impacted their lives — and how to prevent it. The Apleys from left, ...