CHRISTINE CARTER, PH.D., is a sociologist and senior fellow at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, an interdisciplinary research center that “translates” the study of happiness, resilience, and emotional intelligence for the public. The author of the bestselling Raising Happiness, Dr. Carter blogs regularly for Greater Good, The Huffington Post, and Psychology Today. She has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Dr. Oz Show, The Rachael Ray Show, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, the Today show, and NPR, and has helped thousands of people lead happier and more productive lives through her lectures and online classes. Her e-newsletters have more than 50,000 subscribers. She lives with her husband, children, and dog, Buster, near San Francisco.