Episode Highlights With Dr. Waldinger<ul><li>How he became a zen master who teaches meditation around the world</li><li>The science of meditation and the science of why it is beneficial</li><li>What the Harvard study of adult development is- the longest study on the same group of people since 1938</li><li>Key takeaways from this extremely long study</li><li>The surprising key to happiness and why human connection and relationships are so important</li><li>Helpful questions for checking in on your own relationships</li><li>How childhood experiences shape mental health later in life and what children really need to feel safe and secure in life</li><li>What the data says about things that extend lifespan and things that shorten it</li><li>How human connection correlates to a longer lifespan</li><li>Strong relationships are natural stress reducers - the science of how this works</li><li>Why happiness is not something we can “achieve” past our basic human needs</li><li>How to build a safety net of well-being to help increase happiness and calm even in tough times</li><li>Ways to use our feelings as signals but exercise choice in how we act and respond</li><li>How to increase “social fitness” and nurture relationships in your life</li><li>A rule of thumb when it comes to relationships</li><li>Why kids need to see us model prioritizing relationships and taking care of ourselves</li><li>What empathetic accuracy is and how to get better at it</li><li>The W.I.S.E.R method for handling emotionally challenging situations</li><li>The best investment you can make in your own well-being (it might surprise you)</li><li>Health and lifestyle trends that stood out from the data in this study</li></ul>Resources We Mention<ul><li><a href='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KkKuTCFvzI'>Robert Waldinger: What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness | TED Talk</a></li><li><a href='https://www.amazon.com/Good-Life-Lessons-Scientific-Happiness/dp/198216669X?crid=3AYIDZGVESKBH&keywords=robert+waldinger&qid=1673358768&sprefix=robert+waldinger%2Caps%2C104&sr=8-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=wellnessmama-20&linkId=21657c6eddfba4c224b43d4030c0c902&language=en_US&ref_=as_li_ss_tl'>The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness</a> by Robert Waldinger, MD</li><li><a href='https://amzn.to/3IBBkuy'>Wherever You Go, There You Are: Mindfulness Meditation in Everyday Life</a> by Jon Kabat-Zinn</li></ul>Thanks to Our Sponsors!<a href='https://hiyahealth.com/wellnessmama'>Hiya Children's Vitamins</a> - A clean line of children's vitamins that provides growing kids with all the essential nutrients that might be missing from their diet.<a href='https://wellnesse.com/'>Wellnesse</a> - My line of clean, non-toxic personal care products such as toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo and much more!<blockquote>"If the path before you is clear, you're probably on somebody else's path." - Joseph Campbell</blockquote>

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Dr. Robert Waldinger on the Science of Happiness and What Makes a Good Life

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