The Neurobiology (and the U-Curve) of Happiness. You Might be Surprised! With Tobias Esch

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Health & Fitness

4.3 • 824 Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 50 minutes

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In Todays throwback Thursday episode, we have encore guest. Dr. Tobias Esch. He is a primary care physician, pioneer in holistic general medicine, and expert in the neurobiology of happiness. He shaped mind-body medicine and integrative health in Germany and as Visiting Professor at Harvard Medical School. He has published more than 300 scientific works. His background is in primary care, neurobiology, and positive psychology and his work focus has been on promoting good health, patient activation and behavior change. In this interview we dive into his Happiness Model, and what he calls the U Curve of happiness which is both surprising and fascinating. The good news is that happiness can be shaped through practice. Life satisfaction and happiness are both deep feeling states, but he defines them differently. His wisdom is cultivated through a rich blend of neuroscience, medicine, positive psychology, mindfulness, gratitude, stillness, and acceptance. He believes in listening deeply and connecting with his patients to uncover what might be beyond the obvious

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1:26.1	In today's Throwback Thursday episode, we have encore guest Dr. Tobias Esch.
1:32.0	He is a primary care physician, pioneer in holistic general medicine, and expert in the neurobiology of happiness.
1:40.4	He shaped mind-body medicine and integrative health in Germany and is a visiting professor at Harvard Medical School.
1:48.0	He's published more than 300 scientific papers.
1:51.0	His background is primary care, neurobiology and positive psychology, great trio, and his work focused has been on promoting good health, patient activation, and behavior change.
2:04.9	In this interview, we dive into the happiness model and what he calls the U-Kurb of happiness,
2:10.3	which is both surprising and fascinating.
2:13.2	The good news is that happiness can be shaped through practice.
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