Dr. Samantha Boardman

And we end up with what they call a guilty couch potato syndrome. And we end up sort of choosing activities that are further depleting and that make us feel even worse.

Well, vitality is that positive feeling of aliveness and energy that I think is at the very heart of wellbeing. And it's something that we don't really talk about enough. It's a physical and psychological experience.

Well, vitality is that positive feeling of aliveness and energy that I think is at the very heart of wellbeing. And it's something that we don't really talk about enough. It's a physical and psychological experience.

Well, vitality is that positive feeling of aliveness and energy that I think is at the very heart of wellbeing. And it's something that we don't really talk about enough. It's a physical and psychological experience.

And why I think it's so important is because it helps us manage everyday hassles and just those annoying irritations, those micro stressors that are embodied in the fabric of everyday life.

And why I think it's so important is because it helps us manage everyday hassles and just those annoying irritations, those micro stressors that are embodied in the fabric of everyday life.

And why I think it's so important is because it helps us manage everyday hassles and just those annoying irritations, those micro stressors that are embodied in the fabric of everyday life.

Well, 100%. And I think our expectations shape so much of what we experience. When we are sort of overwhelmed and we're feeling that accumulation of hassles, and the hassles themselves aren't really problematic. It's how we perceive them. Is this really going to pummel me? Are these pebbles in my shoe really adding up? And what we need to counter them is uplifts. And uplifts, I mean...

Well, 100%. And I think our expectations shape so much of what we experience. When we are sort of overwhelmed and we're feeling that accumulation of hassles, and the hassles themselves aren't really problematic. It's how we perceive them. Is this really going to pummel me? Are these pebbles in my shoe really adding up? And what we need to counter them is uplifts. And uplifts, I mean...

Well, 100%. And I think our expectations shape so much of what we experience. When we are sort of overwhelmed and we're feeling that accumulation of hassles, and the hassles themselves aren't really problematic. It's how we perceive them. Is this really going to pummel me? Are these pebbles in my shoe really adding up? And what we need to counter them is uplifts. And uplifts, I mean...

being sort of experiences that create positive emotion. And there's a lot of uplift imposters. And I think that are ultimately vampires of vitality. And that is, you know, when we reach for our phones and we fall into that hole, or when we end up canceling our plans or doing the sort of those unhealthier behaviors, but really uplifts, they don't happen in your head.

being sort of experiences that create positive emotion. And there's a lot of uplift imposters. And I think that are ultimately vampires of vitality. And that is, you know, when we reach for our phones and we fall into that hole, or when we end up canceling our plans or doing the sort of those unhealthier behaviors, but really uplifts, they don't happen in your head.

being sort of experiences that create positive emotion. And there's a lot of uplift imposters. And I think that are ultimately vampires of vitality. And that is, you know, when we reach for our phones and we fall into that hole, or when we end up canceling our plans or doing the sort of those unhealthier behaviors, but really uplifts, they don't happen in your head.

They're really embodied actions and what we do. And I think we create these uplifts that buffer these hassles and

They're really embodied actions and what we do. And I think we create these uplifts that buffer these hassles and

They're really embodied actions and what we do. And I think we create these uplifts that buffer these hassles and

it's in our having positive interactions and communications with other people when we feel like we're connecting well with others and it could be with our loved ones with a stranger it could be an uber driver it just is having some kind of connections and i think those fortify us the second thing that really helps uh

it's in our having positive interactions and communications with other people when we feel like we're connecting well with others and it could be with our loved ones with a stranger it could be an uber driver it just is having some kind of connections and i think those fortify us the second thing that really helps uh

it's in our having positive interactions and communications with other people when we feel like we're connecting well with others and it could be with our loved ones with a stranger it could be an uber driver it just is having some kind of connections and i think those fortify us the second thing that really helps uh

I think us manage those hassles by creating uplifts is when we feel like we're contributing to something beyond ourselves, that we're sort of doing something somehow for someone else. And it's not that you have to go away and join the Peace Corps, but just in some small ways that you're doing things for others and that your day feels purposeful.