255 Episodes

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

Dr. Laurie Santos, a Yale professor, explores the science of happiness. She shares research and stories to help listeners apply scientific findings to lead more fulfilling lives.

Episodes

Why More Stuff Doesn’t Make You Happier

Your Environment Affects Your Happiness More Than You Think with Dr. Leidy Klotz

How to Break Up with Your Bad Habits

Why It Hurts to Hold a Grudge — and How to Let Go with Dr. Fred Luskin

Why You're Still Using Social Media (Even If You Want to Stop) with Dr. Cass Sunstein

How to Stop Work From Taking Over Your Life

Inside the Love Lab with Drs. John & Julie Gottman (Part 2)

Inside the Love Lab with Drs. John & Julie Gottman (Part 1)

Why Algorithms Can’t Predict Your Love Life with Dr. Paul Eastwick

How to Find "The One": The Science of Dating with Tim Molnar

How to Feel Truly Loved (with Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky and Dr. Harry Reis)

How to Design a More Meaningful Life (with Dave Evans and Bill Burnett)

The Surprising Science of Creativity (with Dr. George Newman)

Why Chasing Success Can Leave You Feeling Stuck (with David Brooks)

How to Bounce Back from Life’s Curveballs (with Dr. Maya Shankar)

Stop Wasting Your Energy — Here’s What to Do Instead (with Dr. Diana Hill)

Holiday Survival Guide II: Perfect Gifts and Fighting Fatigue (with Rainn Wilson)

Holiday Survival Guide I: Ending Family Arguments (with Rainn Wilson)

How to Experience the Joy of Giving Right Now

Why Being Grateful Makes Us Feel Great (A Thanksgiving Re-run)

Reset Your Relationship with Stress (for National Stress Awareness Day)

How Horror Movies and True Crime Can Make You Happier

Make Vulnerability Your Superpower (with NBA star Kevin Love)

How to Make Better Choices (with Barry Schwartz)

Take a Three-Day Weekend Without Losing Any Pay (with Juliet Schor)

How to Spend Your Time and Money Better (with Nobel Prize Winner Richard Thaler)

Eat Like the People Who Live Happily to 100 (with Dan Buettner)

Why Having the Courage to Defy Makes us Happier (with Dr Sunita Sah)

Stop Caring What Other People Think of You (Bruce Hood on 10% Happier with Dan Harris)

“Can You Train Your Mind to Be Happier?” (with Dr Tal Ben-Shahar)

"Human Minds Are Stupid!" (with Rich Roll)

The Joy of Not Being Dead (with Ryan Holiday on The Daily Stoic)

Anyone Can Play, Anyone Can Win (Cornholing with Michelle Hastie Thompson)

The Jimi Hendrix of the Cello (with Joshua Roman)

"Birds Are Like My Afternoon Martini" (Birding with Lili Taylor)

How Good Manners Made Me Happier (with Etiquette Expert William Hanson)

How Dogs Changed my Life (with The Dogist)

The Two Words That Saved Mel Robbins (From A Slight Change of Plans)

How Smartphones Changed Childhood (And What to do About it)

How to Think Like a Child (with David Yeager)

How to Tackle Bad Behaviour (with Dr Becky Kennedy)

Is a "Viking" Childhood a Happier Childhood (with Helen Russell)?

How Not to Repeat Your Parents' Mistakes (with Glennon Doyle and Abby Wambach)

Reducing the Stress of Parenting with Dr Vivek Murthy

How to Build Resilience (with Ben Walter from The Unshakeables)

Can You Become a "Practical" Optimist?

How to Confront the Things that Suck (Live with John Green)

How to be Awesome - With Almost no Effort (with John Green)

How to Stay Hopeful (Live from SXSW with Michelle Obama)

Why You Should Take a Few Months Off Work (Live from SXSW)

Friendships: Handling Change, Conflict and Finding New Friends

Twelve Sayings That Could Change Your Life

Have You Got Trust Issues?

Why Eating Alone is so Bad for You (An International Day of Happiness Special).

Why We're Better With Some Threats Than Others (An Earth Month Re-Run)

Harnessing People Around us to Feel Happier (Live with Ethan Kross)

How to Find Your Purpose

How to Inspire the People Around You

How to Lead the Richest Life Possible

Dr Laurie Talks Romance, Parents and Stalking on 'Love Factually'

How to Learn from a Rom Com Movie

Date Like a Scientist

Stop Stressing About Stress

Hack Your Emotions

Get Over Yourself

Feel Like You're Enough

How To Embrace Imperfection

Finding Holiday Happiness (Dr Laurie on the How God Works podcast)

Why Giving is a Great Daily Habit

Get Happier, Help Others: Some Good Ideas About Giving

Top 5: How to Act Like an Extrovert

Top 5: Throw Yourself into Fandom

Top 5: Love the Past, But Don't Live There

Top 5: Finding Joy in Any Job

Happy Birthday, Happiness Lab: Dr Laurie's Top 5 Shows

You can be happier at work — here's how from Fixable

How to Thrive at Work

How to Fail at Work

Advice from The Titans of Happiness on World Mental Health Day