Dr. Laurie Santos

You can sort of surf that anxiety urge and get to the other side and then do some work to sort of nurture yourself. So I think you can be anxious and happy, just like you can be sad and happy and you can be angry and happy. You know, to have a truly happy life requires experiencing all those emotions, but finding ways to kind of navigate them so they don't take over.

You can sort of surf that anxiety urge and get to the other side and then do some work to sort of nurture yourself. So I think you can be anxious and happy, just like you can be sad and happy and you can be angry and happy. You know, to have a truly happy life requires experiencing all those emotions, but finding ways to kind of navigate them so they don't take over.

There's a lot of feedback that we get from other people's emotions, from our own feedback, from our own actions. You know, so pretending you're happy, acting like you're happy can often put you in a happy state, in part because it puts the people around you in a happy state. And we know that there's a lot of evidence for what's called emotional contagion. Right.

There's a lot of feedback that we get from other people's emotions, from our own feedback, from our own actions. You know, so pretending you're happy, acting like you're happy can often put you in a happy state, in part because it puts the people around you in a happy state. And we know that there's a lot of evidence for what's called emotional contagion. Right.

There's a lot of feedback that we get from other people's emotions, from our own feedback, from our own actions. You know, so pretending you're happy, acting like you're happy can often put you in a happy state, in part because it puts the people around you in a happy state. And we know that there's a lot of evidence for what's called emotional contagion. Right.

Just like if I'm around happy people, I'm just going to catch the emotions of that happy person and the reverse. Right. If I'm around those negative Nellies like that's going to I'm going to catch that, too. And so there is a kind of fake it till you make it. There's associate with the people who have the emotions that you want to experience.

Just like if I'm around happy people, I'm just going to catch the emotions of that happy person and the reverse. Right. If I'm around those negative Nellies like that's going to I'm going to catch that, too. And so there is a kind of fake it till you make it. There's associate with the people who have the emotions that you want to experience.

Just like if I'm around happy people, I'm just going to catch the emotions of that happy person and the reverse. Right. If I'm around those negative Nellies like that's going to I'm going to catch that, too. And so there is a kind of fake it till you make it. There's associate with the people who have the emotions that you want to experience.

It's a powerful way to kind of use your situation, your social environment to build in well-being.

It's a powerful way to kind of use your situation, your social environment to build in well-being.

It's a powerful way to kind of use your situation, your social environment to build in well-being.

Yeah, I think, you know, the way to do it, I think, really is to try to bring some of these practices in naturally. Right. I mean, first of all, give that friend some social connection. Right. Just the very act of you talking to them, being around them, spending time with them is going to improve their well-being. I think you can also bring your attitudes of that are positive. Right.

Yeah, I think, you know, the way to do it, I think, really is to try to bring some of these practices in naturally. Right. I mean, first of all, give that friend some social connection. Right. Just the very act of you talking to them, being around them, spending time with them is going to improve their well-being. I think you can also bring your attitudes of that are positive. Right.

Yeah, I think, you know, the way to do it, I think, really is to try to bring some of these practices in naturally. Right. I mean, first of all, give that friend some social connection. Right. Just the very act of you talking to them, being around them, spending time with them is going to improve their well-being. I think you can also bring your attitudes of that are positive. Right.

You know, if you're expressing things that you're grateful for, you know, if you're savoring things and feeling a little bit present, you know, that that kind of thing is naturally going to rub off on them because of emotional contagion, because of behavioral contagion.

You know, if you're expressing things that you're grateful for, you know, if you're savoring things and feeling a little bit present, you know, that that kind of thing is naturally going to rub off on them because of emotional contagion, because of behavioral contagion.

You know, if you're expressing things that you're grateful for, you know, if you're savoring things and feeling a little bit present, you know, that that kind of thing is naturally going to rub off on them because of emotional contagion, because of behavioral contagion.

But the biggest thing you can do is, I think, check in, you know, check in and allow yourself to be present and be there for someone who needs you. Really powerful way to use your happiness to positively affect others.

But the biggest thing you can do is, I think, check in, you know, check in and allow yourself to be present and be there for someone who needs you. Really powerful way to use your happiness to positively affect others.

But the biggest thing you can do is, I think, check in, you know, check in and allow yourself to be present and be there for someone who needs you. Really powerful way to use your happiness to positively affect others.