It might be the most miserable time of the year but there are some simple things you can do to improve your mood.

Brent Freeman learned firsthand that true fulfillment doesn’t come from external achievements—it comes from aligning with ...

Joy Bauer has joined the Start TODAY family! Download the Start TODAY app to get Joy’s 7-day meal plan and take the guesswork out of healthy eating. Holiday mornings deserve something a little special ...

In 2021, jazz vocalist Samara Joy graduated from college. Months later, she released her first album. Now, she has three. She's won three Grammys and is up for two more for her latest Christmas ...

What is sympathetic joy? Imagine how a loving parent feels seeing their child giggle in playful delight, or rock their spotlight in the school play. Sympathetic joy is about feeling uplifted, ...

There’s a poem from Mary Oliver I’ve been meditating on lately: “If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. There are plenty of lives and towns destroyed or about to be. We are not ...

Packing for 2026: Phone charger? Check. Step tracker? Check. Weighted vest? Check. Joy? Hold on, I think it’s in here somewhere. We often enter a new year as if we’re bracing for impact. Optimizing, ...

Compiling just seven essentials from philosopher Peter Kreeft’s new book, The Mystery of Joy (Ignatius), might seem a daunting exercise in distillation and parsing. But any effort to foster a better ...

Life can be challenging. Amid these challenges, it can be difficult to focus on our own well-being. But what if doing brief and simple exercises each day could gradually build up your potential for ...

In many corporate environments, joy is treated as an afterthought: a reward dispensed after success, or a byproduct of “perks” like free food or casual Fridays. However, neuroscience and ...