Regular volunteering or helping others outside the home can reduce the rate of cognitive aging by 15-20%. In the latest evidence that meaningful social connections bolster health, a team from The ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Dr. Tracy Brower writes about joy, community and the future of work. Would you donate a kidney to a stranger? Or put yourself at ...

For years, philosophers and psychologists have debated whether empathy helps or hinders the ways people decide how to help others. Critics of empathy argue that it makes people care too ...

We all want to feel safe with others, like we are understood and accepted, and that we belong. I'd be hard-pressed to find someone who didn't want others to feel the same way in their presence; most ...

When we feel lost or uncertain about our direction in life, our natural instinct is often to retreat inward, searching for answers within ourselves. But after decades of experience in business and ...

The way people express emotions while helping others can influence whether their assistance is welcomed, resented, or reciprocated, according to new research. The way people express emotions while ...

This post was written by Kübra Fethiye Karataş, MSc, with edits from Jo Cutler, Ph.D. Many of the ways we help require effort Source: Blue Bird / Pexels At the heart of motivation is a simple question ...

Helping other people has always been framed as a moral choice, but a growing body of research suggests it might also be one of the most practical ways to keep the brain sharp with age. Instead of an ...

U.S. Army veteran Mike Johnson struggled with alcoholism, homelessness, and incarceration for two decades after leaving the military. Johnson credits Volunteers of America Mid-States and The Healing ...