#266: Secrets to a Happier Life with Dr. Robert Waldinger

The Mark Groves Podcast

Mark Groves

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.9 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 9 March 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Themes: Relationships, Connection, Health, Mental Health, Transformation, Belonging, Purpose Summary: Today I’m nerding out with Dr. Robert Waldinger, professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and co-author of The Good Life: Lessons From the World’s Longest Scientific Study on Happiness. Dr. Waldinger is also a Zen master (Roshi) who teaches meditation worldwide. In this episode, we explore Dr. Waldinger’s fascinating research on what makes a “good life” based on the longest study of adult life that has ever been done - the Harvard Study of Adult Development. He shares his insights on the power of relationships and how they affect our mental and physical health, practical tips for improving our happiness, and how to create and nurture thriving relationships. This is a pod you won’t want to miss! Discover: The power of relationships and how they affect our mental and physical health The types of relationships we need to thrive The impact of conflict and how to use it to nurture relationships How to improve the quality of our relationships Ways to build resilience and cope with conflict 00:00 Intro 01:55 What is the happiness study? 04:34 Relationships help us live longer 09:26 Impacts of life events 11:03 High-conflict relationships 12:27 Stress and the body 14:11 Attachment styles and relationship longevity 17:21 Relationships and the body 19:26 Social fitness 21:20 Be curious 24:30 Stratifying the data 27:42 Effects of the study on participants 31:39 Being in Zen 33:28 Religion and spiritual practice 36:39 Rituals and habits 38:38 Study results and expanding the research Links: Website | Harvard Study of Adult Development Book | The Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness Sponsors: Cured Nutrition | Use code CREATETHELOVE for 20% off sitewide at curednutrition.com/createthelove Create the Love Cards | Use code CTLCARDS15 for 15% off at createthelove.com/cards Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0	The big surprise was that relationships make us happier, but not just that, that they keep us healthier.
0:08.9	We said, wait, how could they make it less likely that you would get coronary artery disease or get type 2 diabetes?
0:15.1	And then other studies began to find the same thing.
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1:00.0	Welcome to another episode of the Mark Gross podcast. Today I have Dr. Robert Waldinger,
1:05.4	who is a professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, the director of the Center for
1:10.3	Psychodynamic Therapy and Research at Massachusetts General Medical School, the director of the Center for Psychodynamic Therapy
1:11.5	and Research at Massachusetts General Hospital, and the director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development.
1:17.7	And you're also a Zen priest. When I read your bio, I was like, oh, this guy's laying it down. He's
1:22.7	got every aspect to this. Also, you have the TED talk about the Harvard study that was called What Makes
1:29.0	a Good Life. And that has been viewed more than 40, I think it's now even 44 million times.
1:35.3	Yeah, I think so. And it's one of the 10 most watched TED Talks. Well, I can say that I am one of
1:41.2	those 44 million. And I probably watched it more than once, and you're also the author
1:47.5	of The Good Life Lessons from The World's Longest Study on Happiness. So welcome to the show. I'm so
1:52.7	excited to have you here. Thank you. I'm really glad to be here. When did that talk come out?
1:56.8	Like 16 years ago? Something like that? 2015, so seven years ago. ago oh I added a lot of time to that I watched
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