Stephanie Harrison

And while I was there, I also was able to go and pursue my graduate studies in positive psychology at the same time.

And that's ultimately what led me to want to go and study the psychology of happiness and try to figure out a better pathway.

So working full time while studying, and then while I was in grad school, that's when I wrote the beginnings of this philosophy as my graduate thesis, arguing many of these same things.

After I graduated, I had no idea what to do with it or how to use it or put it into practice or start a business.

It was a long journey.

I often think that sometimes from the outside, these experiences that people have to follow their purpose or their calling, they look...

And I ended up going to work for Arianna Huffington at Thrive Global, where I was responsible for building out and running the learning programs of her company.

Very simple from the outside, but my experience is that it was very two steps forward, one step back.

So I was living in New York.

So I was able to take a lot of these learnings and apply them in an organization.

I was on a work visa, so I wasn't able to leave my job.

But eventually I decided I wanted to run my own thing.

And I essentially thought, what are my options here to try and make one small step to move a little bit closer to a better life?

And so I left in 2020 to do that.

And so I realized that I could move, and I ultimately ended up having my company move me out to California.

where I thought I would be able to have a little bit of a different lifestyle and cultivate some of these new things that were coming into my life.

And then eventually I was recruited to go work at another company in the tech space where there was a great work-life balance and culture.

It was a very supportive place to work.

And while I was there, I also was able to go and pursue my graduate studies in positive psychology at the same time.

So working full time while studying, and then while I was in grad school, that's when I wrote the beginnings of this philosophy as my graduate thesis, arguing many of these same things.