This Emotional Life

Specials

  • Tennis Friends

    John McEnroe talks about the difficulty of maintaining friendships.
  • The First Connection

    Dr. Lane Strathearn talks about the mother-child bond and how that sets the
  • The Price of Being Human

    Kay Redfield Jamison, a clinical psychologist and writer, talks about l
  • The Rituals of Courtship

    Dr. Marc D. Hauser talks about the rituals of human courtship.
  • The Roots of Love

    Dr. David Buss talks about the universality of love and the differences between
  • When Chevy Met Jayni

    Actor Chevy Chase and his wife Jayni share their story of how they met and fell in love.
  • You can't buy happiness

    America Ferrara shares a personal story about the isolation she felt in the e
  • The Tap Code

    Bob Shumaker describes the Tap Code he developed as a POW.

About This Emotional Life

This 3-part series represents what television does best. It opens a window into real lives, exploring ways to improve our social relationships, cope with emotional issues, and become more positive, resilient individuals. Hosted by Daniel Gilbert, Harvard psychologist and best-selling author of Stumbling on Happiness.