People who are lonely or socially isolated stay in this chronic flight or fight mode. They have higher levels of circulating stress hormones, which can wear away arteries and joints. Having a sense that there's somebody there when you really need them is essential to well-being.
Dr. Robert Waldinger breaks down key insights on happiness gathered from the Harvard Study of Adult Development.
— YOU’LL LEARN —
1) The top stress regulator—and how to cultivate it in your life
2) Two big happiness myths to debunk
3) How to foster warm, authentic relationships with one question
Robert Waldinger is a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development at Massachusetts General Hospital, and cofounder of the Lifespan Research Foundation. Dr. Waldinger received his AB from Harvard College and his MD from Harvard Medical School. He is a practicing psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, and he directs a psychotherapy teaching program for Harvard psychiatry residents.
He is also a Zen master (Roshi) and teaches meditation in New England and around the world. Robert is the co-author of the book The Good Life: Lessons From the World’s Longest Scientific Study on Happiness.