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Emotions

A collection of TED Talks (and more) on the topic of Emotions.

Video playlists about Emotions

How to bring empathy and authenticity to your life

Empathy and authenticity: These two very human traits are what the world — and your life — need right now.

Wisdom for living with death and loss

An exploration of what makes life worth living in the face of death — and how to move forward with grief and loss.

How to sustain meaningful relationships (near and far)

These talks can help guide you in nurturing close, meaningful bonds with a long-distance partner, family, a new acquaintance or anyone in between.

TED Talks for when you're having an existential crisis

A smorgasbord of inspired TED Talks to help you get through your funk, and answer some deeper questions along the way.

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Talks about Emotions

Guy Winch

How to protect your emotional health during the holidays

AC Coppens, Kasley Killam and Apolinário Passos

What's our relationship to AI? It's complicated

June Jo Lee

Our savory, spicy, significant relationship with food

Scarlet Keys

Why do you love your favorite songs?

Stephanie R. Yates-Anyabwile

Your relationship expectations could be holding you back

Rhaina Cohen

Why friendship can be just as meaningful as romantic love

Annabel Spring and Wendy Suzuki

What makes a good life? A neuroscientist and a global financial CEO answer

Nicky Trevorrow

How to make your cat happier — in 3 minutes

Sara Giusto

The rise of virtual humans — and what they mean for the future

Brian S. Lowery

How to live a meaningful life

Brian S. Lowery and Kylan Gibbs

What makes us human in the age of AI? A psychologist and a technologist answer

Henna Pryor

Want to get ahead at work? Risk the awkward moments

Ayelet Fishbach

How to set the right goals and stay motivated

Andrew Miki

Are your coping mechanisms healthy?

Lambers Fisher

What to do when you offend someone

Laurel Braitman

Lessons from my father's final days

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Exclusive articles about Emotions

Feeling stuck? Guilty? Overwhelmed? Try clearing these feelings out of your home

Along with clutter, our emotional baggage can get stored in our homes and clearing it out can help us feel more positivity and ease. Here's how to spot it, from author and designer Ingrid Fetell Lee.

Posted Aug 2021

Here’s what your anger is telling you — and how you can talk back

Becoming aware of the thoughts that we have after we get angry can help us react to difficult situations in healthier ways, says psychology researcher Ryan Martin.

Posted May 2020

Fear is contagious. Here’s a simple way to protect yourself against it

We're living in stressful times. Here's how to keep fear -- especially the fear that others are feeling -- from taking over your life, from psychologist Susan David.

Posted Apr 2020

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