This Emotional Life RSS feed for PBS programming.http://video.pbs.orgen-ushttp://video.pbs.orgWed, 16 May 2012 14:35:28 -0400Wed, 16 May 2012 14:35:28 -0400http://video.pbs.org/video/1376654831/Dr. Nicholas Christakis, who studies the mathematical, social, and genetic determinants of social network structure, explains how happiness flows one person to another.http://video.pbs.org/video/1376654831/09/14/2010Dr. Nicholas Christakis explains how happiness flows one person to another.HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesScience & NatureScience & NaturePsychology & The MindPsychology & The MindEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1374097001/Jason, who suffers from Asperger's Syndrom, talks about his struggle to overcome his problems with social interactions. Dr. Ami Klim explains the challenges people with Asperger's have with intuitive behavior.http://video.pbs.org/video/1374097001/09/14/2010Jason, who suffers from Asperger's Syndrom, talks about his strugHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1374092437/Kay Redfield Jamison, a clinical psychologist and writer, talks about losing her husband of twenty years. She explains how she experienced grief.http://video.pbs.org/video/1374092437/09/14/2010Kay Redfield Jamison, a clinical psychologist and writer, talks about lHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1374092418/Katie Couric, the anchor of CBS Evening News, shares her personal story of losing her husband to cancer.http://video.pbs.org/video/1374092418/09/14/2010Katie Couric, the anchor of CBS Evening News, shares her personal story of loHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1374092401/Dr. Nicholas Christakis, talks about the uniquely personal nature of grief.http://video.pbs.org/video/1374092401/09/14/2010Dr. Nicholas Christakis, talks about the uniquely personal nature of grief.HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1374088641/Dr. Lane Strathearn describes the enduring nature of the mother-child bond and how that sets the stage for a lifetime of social connections.http://video.pbs.org/video/1374088641/09/14/2010Dr. Lane Strathearn talks about the mother-child bond and how that sets theHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1374088619/John McEnroe talks about the difficulty of maintaining friendships.http://video.pbs.org/video/1374088619/09/14/2010John McEnroe talks about the difficulty of maintaining friendships.HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1374088608/Actor John Leguizamo shares a personal story about how success altered his priorities and threatened his friendships.http://video.pbs.org/video/1374088608/09/14/2010John Leguizamo talks about how success altered his priorities and threatened his frienHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1374082644/Elizabeth Gilbert talks about how she chooses her friends and the value of those special relationships.http://video.pbs.org/video/1374082644/09/14/2010Elizabeth Gilbert talks about how she chooses her friends.HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1374082183/America Ferrara, the star of the hit TV series Ugly Betty, shares a personal story about the isolation she felt in the early days of her acting career.http://video.pbs.org/video/1374082183/09/14/2010America Ferrara shares a personal story about the isolation she felt in the eHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1374074724/John Leguizamo talks about the intensity of youthful passion and how those feelings mature over time.http://video.pbs.org/video/1374074724/09/14/2010Actor John Leguizamo talks about intensity of youth in the questHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1374007431/Marc D. Hauser, author of the highly acclaimed book, Wild Minds, What Animals Really Think, talks about the rituals of human courtship.http://video.pbs.org/video/1374007431/09/14/2010Dr. Marc D. Hauser talks about the rituals of human courtship.HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1374004014/Elizabeth Gilbert describes infatuation as loves antichamber, a place where you wait to see if you will proceed onto love.http://video.pbs.org/video/1374004014/09/14/2010Elizabeth Gilbert describes infatuation as loves antichamber, a place whHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1373963429/Dr. David Buss, an evolutionary psychologist who studies mating strategies, gender conflict, social status, and the function of emotions in cultures around the world. He talks about the universality of love and the differences between what women want and what men want.http://video.pbs.org/video/1373963429/09/14/2010Dr. David Buss talks about the universality of love and the differences betweenHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1373963419/Actor Chevy Chase and his wife Jayni share their story of how they met and fell in love.http://video.pbs.org/video/1373963419/09/14/2010Actor Chevy Chase and his wife Jayni share their story of how they met and fell in love.HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1373962223/Dr. Art Aron, an expert on relationships, social cognition, and social neuroscience, recounts the findings of his famous Capilano Bridge experiment. This experiment demonstrated thathttp://video.pbs.org/video/1373962223/09/14/2010Dr. Art Aron discusses his Capilano Bridge experiment and the relation.HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1324384890/Bob Shumaker, a former POW in Vietnam, describes how he and his fellow prisoners developed a social network that was crucial to their surviving three years in solitary confinement. They succeeded by creating a tap code that allowed them to communicate through their cell walls.http://video.pbs.org/video/1324384890/09/14/2010Bob Shumaker describes the Tap Code he developed as a POW.HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1275319856/Dr. John Norcross, an expert on psychotherapy and self-help, explains the problems of using unvetted self-help materials. He discusses the findings of his eight-year study of self-help materials as well as what works and what doesn't.http://video.pbs.org/video/1275319856/09/14/2010Dr. John Norcross on the dangers of self-helpHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1275319877/Author Elizabeth Gilbert finds the secret of happiness in the philosopher Schopenhauer's theory of human relationships, as illustrated by porcupines.http://video.pbs.org/video/1275319877/09/14/2010Elizabeth Gilbert on relationshipsHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1274855067/View the This Emotional Life Trailerhttp://video.pbs.org/video/1274855067/09/14/2010View the This Emotional Life TrailerHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1239950706/Cartoonist Roz Chast claims that life is a "rigged game" and wonders if happiness is even possible.http://video.pbs.org/video/1239950706/09/14/2010Cartoonist Roz Chast claims that life is a "rigged game" and wonders if happiness isHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1239952120/Chevy Chase says that happiness comes and goes, especially if it take the form of getting $20 million for a picture.http://video.pbs.org/video/1239952120/09/14/2010For Chevy Chase happiness is found in his family and pets, well maybe not all the pets.HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1239954675/America Ferrara, the star of the hit TV series, Ugly Betty, ponders whether happiness is an experience that comes and goes or perhaps something more lasting.http://video.pbs.org/video/1239954675/09/14/2010America Ferrara, ponders whether happHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1239965348/For actor John Leguizamo, happiness is finding enjoyment in life's struggles.http://video.pbs.org/video/1239965348/09/14/2010For actor John Leguizamo, happiness is finding enjoyment in life's struggles.Arts & EntertainmentArts & EntertainmentEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1239961621/For Alanis Morissette, happiness is a temporary but "juicy" state.http://video.pbs.org/video/1239961621/09/14/2010For Alanis Morissette, happiness is a temporary but "juicy" state.HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1239965306/Comedian Joan Rivers claims we've got too much time on our hands to think about whether or not we are happy.http://video.pbs.org/video/1239965306/09/14/2010Comedian Joan Rivers claims we've got too much time on our hands toHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1239913911/Award winning comedian, actor, and writer, Larry David explains why religious people are happier and the reveals two essential elements of happiness.http://video.pbs.org/video/1239913911/09/14/2010According to Larry David religious people are happier, at leaHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1239961647/Writer Adam Gopnik finds happiness in being "vigilantly absorbed in some activity."http://video.pbs.org/video/1239961647/09/14/2010Writer Adam Gopnik finds happiness in being "vigilantly absorbed in some activity."HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1220862519/Bob, an Iraq War Veteran suffering from PTSD, five years after returning home,continues to be troubled by his combat experiences. Bob talks about his symptoms and the impact they are having on his life and the lives of his family. Bob's wife, Laurie also describes some of Bob's challenges.http://video.pbs.org/video/1220862519/09/14/2010Bob, an Iraq ware veteran, and his wife Laurie talk about Bob's continuing struggle with..HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1220622937/Rev Run finds happiness in sharing a cookie with his son.http://video.pbs.org/video/1220622937/09/14/2010Rev Run finds happiness in sharing a cookie with his son.HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1218625012/Michele, diagnosed with ovarian cancer, talks about her struggle to find the tools to help her tap into her inner strength to survive emotionally. She shares her thoughts with her daughter and the two discuss Michele's recent attendance at the Heal Your Life Conference and self-help book fair.http://video.pbs.org/video/1218625012/09/14/2010Michele, diagnosed with ovarian cancer, talks about her struggle....HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1218745103/Peter Whybrow, Director of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA, comments on the effects of our consumer lifestyle. Saying that (People) have been told somehow that if they gather material goods, they will feel better in the process of gathering these goods they've stressed themselves to the point where they're extraordinarily anxious, depressed.http://video.pbs.org/video/1218745103/09/14/2010Behavioral scientist Peter Whybrow provides...HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1218724958/Elizabeth Gilbert, the best selling author of the book, Eat, Pray, Love, talks about why divorce produces such a high level of stress, how she discovered her own finding the pathways to happiness and why we must stand firm against the river of forces of stress in modern life.http://video.pbs.org/video/1218724958/09/14/2010Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the best seller, Eat, Pray, Love...HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1218601681/Neuroscientist Robert Sapolsky explains that stress in the form of stimulation is a positive force in our lives but too much stress can have adverse affects on the brain. He explains that how chronic stress affects our memory and decision making, saying that "Your memory goes down the tubes with chronic stress."http://video.pbs.org/video/1218601681/09/14/2010Robert Sapolsky on how chronic stress affects our memory...HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1218724990/Connie, a victim of domestic violence, suffered for years from undiagnosed and untreated PTSD. She discusses the experience and talks about her successful recovery through prolonged exposure therapy at the University of Pennsylvania. That therapy allowed her to reclaim her life.http://video.pbs.org/video/1218724990/09/14/2010Connie, a victim of domestic violence, suffered from PTSDHealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1218624386/Louise Hay, the best selling self-help author who claims to have cured herself of cancer through "positive thinking," talks with Dan Gilbert about how we can control our emotions by what we choose to think.http://video.pbs.org/video/1218624386/09/14/2010Louise Hay talks about positive thinking and the failure of science.HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1218735887/Alanis Morissette explains how meditation makes her a kinder and more loving person.http://video.pbs.org/video/1218735887/09/14/2010Alanis Morissette explains how meditation makes her a kinder and more loving person.HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1218735622/Richard Gere ponders his personal philosophy of meditation. He talks about the value of using meditation to find the personal space between our thoughts.http://video.pbs.org/video/1218735622/09/14/2010Richard Gere ponders his personal philosophy of meditation.HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1218601697/Dr. Barbara Rothbaum, is the Director of the Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program at Emory University School of Medicine. In this video, she answers the following three questions: What is PTSD?, What are the symptoms of PTSD?, Can PTSD be treated?http://video.pbs.org/video/1218601697/09/14/2010Dr. Rothbaum answers the following questions: What is PTSD?HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1218599030/Dr. Phil, a clinical psychologist, with the second highest-rated daytime talk show on TV, speaks with Dan Gilbert. He offers a behind the scenes look at America's most popular TV psychologist and discusses the limits and the extent of personal responsibility each of us has in our emotional lives.http://video.pbs.org/video/1218599030/09/14/2010Dr. Phil offers a behind the scenes look at America's most popular TV psychologist.HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1218735872/Bruce McEwen, Director, Hatch Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology at Rockefeller University, answers the questions, What is stress?, Does stress harm the brain?, and What can we do to protect ourselves from stress?http://video.pbs.org/video/1218735872/09/14/2010Neuroscientist Bruce McEwen defines stress and offers techniques...HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1218725296/Dr. Michael Baime, director of the U of Penn Program for Stress Management, tells us why meditation and mindfulness may help us undo the negative affects of stress. He says "we found huge changes in what (program participants) report. Anxiety and depression drop by about 50%"http://video.pbs.org/video/1218725296/09/14/2010Dr. Michael Baime explains why meditation may help undo the negative affects of stress.HealthHealthHealth Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesEpisodehttp://video.pbs.org/video/1374082633/Dr. John Cacioppo, who studies loneliness and social isolation, explains that loneliness is connected to mental and physical disorders.http://video.pbs.org/video/1374082633/09/14/2010Dr. John Cacioppo studies loneliness and social isolation.Health Care & IllnessesHealth Care & IllnessesPsychology & The MindPsychology & The Mind