Reversing the perspective that stress is correlated with having a sense of meaning in life; learning a holistic definition of stress; exploring the idea of a stress continuum; learning the difference between major traumas and everyday irritants.

How pursuing happiness often makes people less likely to be happy; examining the relationship between happiness and play; why gratitude lists make people more resilient to stress; how to train one's mind to focus on the right kind of happiness.

How the cognitive neoassociation theory explains why acting out in anger actually makes one angrier; the common myth of anger management via catharsis; how to let go of anger through helpful counting exercises and detachment.

How to recover and rebuild in the wake of major trauma; a look at sorrow-related stress that explores ever-shifting perceptions of trauma; the ways to make meaning out of trauma; why simply acknowledging vulnerability can be a vital aid.

How to recover and rebuild in the wake of major trauma; a look at sorrow-related stress that explores ever-shifting perceptions of trauma; the ways to make meaning out of trauma; why simply acknowledging vulnerability can be a vital aid.

Choice and stress; what learned helplessness says about one's sense of control; too much choice versus fewer choices; comparing someone obsessed with making the best possible choice to someone who is not; how to make better decisions under stress.