The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

You might think you know what it takes to lead a happier life… more money, a better job, or Instagra

Episodes

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The biggest names in wellness podcasting - "The Titans of Happiness" - come together to talk about t

We often assume that we can’t fix the big problems we see in the world around us. And that trying is

How to Disagree Better

2024/9/23

It feels like our world is deeply polarized. We seem to fundamentally disagree with so many people -

Some people think they need to be ruthless and selfish to thrive and survive in life. The theories o

It’s hard to stay hopeful these days. Stanford professor Jamil Zaki has been studying the incredible

It's hard to stay hopeful sometimes. Things can look pretty bleak and divided, especially around ele

We're bringing you an episode of Immigrantly, where Laurie joined host Saadia Khan to discuss the ps

America's top athletes need coaches. And those coaches themselves need guidance. It's a hard and str

Legends are made at the Olympics and this summer shows across the Pushkin network are bringing their

Georgia Bell was a great runner as a child - but in college she fell out of love with the sport. She

Making shows about her own happiness challenges was both fun and instructive for Dr Laurie, but it a

Dr Laurie HATES thinking about her own death. It's scary, creepy and morbid, right? Wrong. Thinking

By 2030 we'll only work 15 hours a week, predicted the legendary economist John Maynard Keynes back

We often do things now that will make our lives more difficult or stressful in the future. We spend

Awe reduces stress, helps us forget our minor worries and makes us feel more connected to the people

Dr Laurie is stressed, and it's harming her health. Constant worry and stress is bad for our bodies

Dr Laurie HATES boredom! Since childhood she's found it so painful that she'll do anything to avoid

Holding yourself to impossibly high standards is self-defeating and makes for a miserable life. Can

Sometimes the happiness teacher flunks her own class. In a deeply personal new season, Dr Laurie San

Liz Dunn is a regular guest on The Happiness Lab, but in this extended interview with TED's Chris An