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Learn research-tested strategies for a happier, more meaningful life, drawing on the science of compassion, gratitude, mindfulness, and awe. Hosted by award-winning psychologist Dacher Keltner. Co-produced by PRX and UC Berkeley's Greater Good Science Center.
Leading researchers and thinkers explore the roots of compassion, happiness, morality, and more. Provocative, enlightening, and inspiring.
Episodes explore mindfulness teachings, strategies and science and are released every Friday. Sarah Vallely is the author of four books on the subject of meditation and mindfulness, her most current book, Tame Soothe Dwell introduces a mindfulness practice based in taming the mind, soothing the gut and dwelling in the heart. Sarah also runs a virtual meditation center and trains and certifies mindfulness teachers and coaches. Learn more at http://www.tsdmind.org
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Fawning and People Pleasing Responses During Sexual Assault and Uncomfortable Sexual Encounters
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In this episode, Sarah and her guest, Sonya Strange, discuss why fawning and people-pleasing is a survival response caused by past trauma. This fawning response can affect every aspect of our relationships including sexual encounters. There is limited information available on the topic of fawning during sex, therefore this is an important episode t…
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Happiness Break: Embodying Resilience, with Prentis Hemphill
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What if you could tap into your inherent resilience at any time? Prentis Hemphill guides a meditation to turn good memories into a state of resilience. How to Do This Resilience Practice: Find a position that is comfortable for you, whether that is sitting, laying down or even standing. Don’t feel pressured to remain still for this practice. If you…
We all overestimate how much we know. Our guest tries a practice in slowing down to ask more questions, and finds it leads to higher quality connections. Episode summary: What happens when we pause and open up to ideas that we didn’t think of ourselves? This episode is about intellectual humility, the ability to surrender to the idea that we might …
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One Way to Make Work More Meaningful (The Science of Happiness podcast)
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We all overestimate how much we know. Our guest tries a practice in slowing down to ask more questions, and finds it leads to higher quality connections.By Science of Happiness Podcast
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Why Knowing Your Enneagram Type Leads to Greater Self-Awareness and More Clarity in Relationships
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In this episode, Sarah and her guest, Melanie Haskell, discuss the ways learning about the Enneagram can change your life. The Enneagram is a circle of personality types that identify how people interpret the world and manage their emotions. The Enneagram describes nine personality types and maps each of these types on a nine-pointed diagram which …
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Happiness Break: Pause to Look at the Sky, with Dacher
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Take a moment to appreciate the beauty and vastness of the sky. Dacher Keltner guides us through a practice of pausing to turn your gaze to the sky as a pathway to awe, creativity and wonder. Practice: Go someplace where you feel safe and also have a nice view of the sky. First, focus on your breathing. Take a few slow inhales and even slower exhal…
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Why We Need Friends with Shared Interests
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Episode summary: Having strong relationships is vital to our well-being. We tend to be happier and healthier when we’re involved with community. Today’s guest is the world-famous scientist Temple Grandin. She was born with autism, which led her to be socially isolated from her peers. Join us on this episode of The Science of Happiness to hear about…
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Why We Need Friends with Shared Interests (The Science of Happiness podcast)
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She's the world's leading animal behaviorist and an Autism advocacy leader. Guest Temple Grandin shares what kind of support systems led her to success, and we hear about how community, and lack thereof, affects our health and ability to succeed.By Science of Happiness Podcast
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True Stories of Healing Perfectionism with TSD Mindfulness Five-Minute Exercises
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In this episode, Sarah and her guests, Ali Sweeney and Marzia Bosi, discuss the ways mindfulness can break down perfectionism into its various parts so you can better manage stress caused by perfectionism. Perfectionism can result in physical symptoms, relationship stress, anxiety and depression. TSD Mindfulness provides tools for healing through p…
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Happiness Break: Being Present from Head to Toe, with Spring Washam
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Try this body-scan meditation to ground your mind in the present moment and in your body, guided by Spring Washam. How to do this practice: Find a comfortable seat where you can relax your body. Beginning with the top of your head, relax any sense of tension, one body part at a time. Slowly scan down to your face, neck, upper arms, hands, feeling t…
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Why We Need Reminders of Connectedness (The Science of Happiness podcast)
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How can we feel more connected to our loved ones, even when they're not around? Our guest tries a practice shown to make us feel less lonely and more socially connected.By Science of Happiness Podcast
How can we feel more connected to our loved ones, even when they're not around? Our guest tries a practice shown to make us feel less lonely and more socially connected. Episode summary: Mónica Guzmán describes herself as a raging extrovert, but she still feels less connected to others than she’d like to. Working from home, she often finds herself …
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More True Stories of Overcoming Stress, Overwhelm and Negative-Self Talk In Spite of this Crazy World We Live In
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In this episode, Sarah and her guest, Emelda De Coteau, discuss the ways mindfulness can reduce overwhelm, feelings of shame and disconnection. They talk about the importance of taking a pause instead of simply pushing through every single moment. What are we missing when we do not acknowledge our difficulty and simply power through instead? Emelda…
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Happiness Break: A Meditation for When Others are Suffering, with Anushka Fernandopulle
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Seeing others suffering is painful. Learn to practice both compassion and self-soothing in this guided meditation led by Anushka Fernandopulle. How to Do This Practice: Find somewhere peaceful, sit down and get comfortable. Once you’re ready, gently close your eyes. Start taking deep breaths and relax your body. Part by part, release tension in dif…
Why do some songs send chills down your spine or give you goosebumps? We explore the science of how music induces awe — and how that affects our well-being. Episode summary: In the last episode of our awe series, Dacher explores the mysteries of how music inspires awe and can transport us to another space and time with sound alchemist Laura Inserra…
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How Music Evokes Awe (The Science of Happiness podcast)
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Why do some songs send chills down your spine or give you goosebumps? We explore the science of how music induces awe—and how that affects our well-being.By Science of Happiness Podcast
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Overcoming Generalized Anxiety Disorder with Mindfulness Mindset and Practice: A True Story
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In this episode, Sarah and her guest, Heather Liv Melver, discuss the ways mindfulness can reduce, and sometimes even eliminate, experiences of anxiety. Heather shares her personal story of how she learned to accept the realness of what she was feeling in the present moment and trust that life will unfold in a way she can feel good about. Heather w…
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Happiness Break: Feeling the Awe of Nature from Anywhere, with Dacher
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Host Dacher Keltner leads us through an exercise in feeling the serenity and wonder that nature brings us, no matter where we are. How to Do This Practice: Find a spot where you can sit and rest comfortably. Once you’re ready, close your eyes. Begin breathing slowly and deeply. Focus on your breath and unclench your muscles from head to toe. Think …
When did you last take a moment to really look up at the sky? Shifting our gaze upward is linked to more creativity, capacity to focus—and it's a gateway to awe. Episode summary: Natalie didn’t spend much time finding shapes in the clouds as a small kid. And when she got older, looking up was even worse for her. Natalie spent time in jail, where sh…
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Why We Should Look Up at the Sky (The Science of Happiness podcast)
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When did you last take a moment to really look up at the sky? Shifting our gaze upward is linked to more creativity, capacity to focus—and it's a gateway to awe.By Science of Happiness Podcast
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Happiness Break: Awe for Others, with Dacher
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The communities we create are one of the most awe-inspiring parts of our lives. Host Dacher Keltner guides us in a meditation on awe and togetherness in this week’s Happiness Break. How to Do This Practice: Find a comfortable, safe, place where you can close your eyes and relax. Notice your breathing and begin to take deep, intentional breaths. Thi…
Feeling awe changes your brain. In our first episode in a series about the science awe, we explore how awe can make you a better friend, partner, and community member. Episode summary: When Mirna Valerio tried out hiking for the first time as a young kid, she discovered something she didn’t expect: Being outdoors seemed to bring strangers closer to…
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How Awe Brings Us Together (The Science of Happiness podcast)
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Feeling awe changes your brain. In our first episode in a series about the science of awe, we explore how awe can make you a better friend, partner, and community member.By Science of Happiness Podcast
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Happiness Break: An Affirmation Practice for the New Year, with Chris Murchison
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This New Year, affirm the wonderful qualities you already possess with this meditative writing practice called "I Am." How to Do This Practice: Take a moment to sit still and take a few deep breaths, and notice how you’re feeling right now. Open your eyes, and on a sheet of paper, write “I am ____,” and then fill in that blank. Set a timer for 1 mi…
Chris Sharma is one of the greatest rock climbers of all time, and he's taking on some of the biggest challenges in life: becoming a parent and starting his own business. Chris tries a practice shown to help us craft our own path and purpose in life. Episode summary: Chris Sharma spent his youth traveling the globe and becoming one of the greatest …
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How to Make Life More Meaningful (The Science of Happiness podcast)
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Chris Sharma is one of the greatest rock climbers of all time, and he's taking on some of the biggest challenges in life: becoming a parent and starting his own business. Chris tries a practice shown to help us craft our own path and purpose in life.By Science of Happiness Podcast
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Happiness Break: Finding Presence Through Your Senses, with Dacher
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Sight, smell, touch, sound, and taste: all of our five senses provide unique pathways to presence and happiness. We spend a few minutes being mindful of each one. How to Do This Practice: Find a comfortable place where you feel safe. Close your eyes or soften your gaze. Take a few deep breths, noticing the sensation of the air as it moves through y…
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When Thinking Becomes a Limitation and Emptiness Actually Feels Good
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In this episode, Sarah and Jacob talk about the three doorways of liberation in the Buddhist teachings, emptiness, signlessness and aimlessness. Kinda sounds like a wondering fool doesn't it? Could it be that forgetting the details of who you are, giving less meaning to your circumstances and reducing your goal-setting are actually all the things t…
Moving in sync with someone else — even a total stranger — can change how you feel about them, and how you act, without you realizing it. Episode summary: When was the last time you moved in sync with someone else? Dancing, exercising, even just walking in step — for some, it comes easily, for others, it’s a challenge. But can moving to the same be…
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The Science of Synchronized Movement (The Science of Happiness podcast)
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Moving in sync with someone else—even a total stranger—can change how you feel about them, and how you act, without you realizing it.By Science of Happiness Podcast
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Are You Overscheduled, Do You Struggle with Setting Boundaries, or Have a Fear of Failure?
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In this episode, Sarah and Jacob talk about their personal struggles and triumphs with worthiness. A lack of worthiness can show up in our lives as packed schedules, lack of boundaries with difficult people, a need to be successful, fear of failure or not capable of feeling difficult emotions in a healthy way. Take the "Worthiness Test" with Sarah …
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Happiness Break: Tune Into Your Body, with Radha Agrawal
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Happiness isn't only in your head — your body is important, too. This week, Radha Agrawal leads us in a short Japanese calisthenics practice called Radio Taiso. Check out Radha Agrawal’s video guide to this practice: https://dose.daybreaker.com/videos/microdose-oxytocin-healthy-spine Today’s Happiness Break guide: Radha Agrawal is Japanese-Indian a…
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How to Practice Gratitude When You’re Not Feeling Thankful (The Science of Happiness podcast)
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One way to feel more thankful for things is to imagine life without them. Our guest tries a practice for seeing the bright side, even when you feel down.By Science of Happiness Podcast
