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Upping Your Vegetables Makes You As Happy as Getting a New Job | Emma Seppala on the Science of Sovereign Happiness
Description
Learn about tools from both Western Science and Eastern Wisdom for a happier life! In this episode, Doctor Chris Motley interviews Author and Yale Happiness Researcher Emma Seppala. Takeaways:
Studies show writing down three things you’re grateful for has a bigger impact than taking an antidepressant!
Don’t choose to look at your phone first thing in the morning.
Realize the power of meditation.
Balance compassion for yourself with compassion for others - it’s proven to make you happiest!
Research shows service to others helps you live longer and feel happier.
A 20 minute walk outside can help with anxious or depressed thoughts and feelings.
Increase fruits and vegetables to increase your mental health.
Sattva App - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/sattva-meditations-mantras/id930904592
Project Welcome Home Troops: Sky breath training that’s free for veterans and military families, a project by Art Of Living - https://projectwelcomehometroops.org/power-breath-meditation-workshop/
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SOVEREIGN BOOK https://amzn.to/4cg2Smi
HAPPINESS BOOK https://shorturl.at/fdaYR
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