Matthew Lee, Ph.D., is a Research Associate at the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University, a member of the Global Study of Human Flourishing research team, and Director of the Human Flourishing Program's Flourishing Network. He is Professor of the Social Sciences and Humanities at the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University and a Distinguished Visiting Scholar of Health, Flourishing, and Positive Psychology at Stony Brook University’s Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care, and Bioethics, as well as a Visiting Scholar at the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Matthew’s current research explores topics such as well-being and flourishing, benevolent service to others, and the integration of social science and the humanities. He is co-editor of Measuring Well-Being: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from the Social Sciences and the Humanities and Leadership for Flourishing, both published by Oxford University Press, as well as, Transcending Crisis by Attending to Care, Emotions, and Flourishing (Routledge, 2023).

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Timestamps:

[02:49] Global Flourishing Study overview.

[08:18] Understanding flourishing through context.

[00:12:43] Flourishing vs. Resilience Debate.

[00:17:01] Wholeness amidst adversity.

[00:22:20] Harmonizing well-being across outcomes.

[00:27:01] Negative relationship between GDP and flourishing.

[00:32:08] Japan's unique societal challenges.

[00:36:45] Spirituality and community impact.

[00:42:06] Lifelong effects of childhood experiences.

[00:44:31] Researching human flourishing data.

Episode 73#: Insights from the world’s biggest study of human flourishing, with Dr. Matthew Lee