SPECIAL GUEST! Dr. Laurie Santos, Yale professor and host of The Happiness Lab, gives us her sought-after advice for finding more joy in our lives. Parents will love her fresh take and practical insights for “finding the good” even in the most challenging parenting moments.

Then in our Parenting Story of the Day, you will hear from a mom of two who was searching for happiness – until she realized it was right in front of her. 

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Dr. Santos is the Chandrika and Ranjan Tandon Professor of Psychology and Head of Silliman College at Yale University. Her course, Psychology and the Good Life, became Yale’s most popular course in its over 300 year history, and the online version – The Science of Well-Being on Coursera.org – has attracted more than 4 million learners.

A winner of numerous awards both for her science and teaching, Dr. Santos was recently voted as one of Popular Science Magazine’s “Brilliant 10” young minds and Time Magazine named her a “Leading Campus Celebrity.” Her podcast, The Happiness Lab, is a top-3 Apple podcast with over 100 million downloads since its launch.

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A mother of two and writer, Heather’s work has appeared in various publications including, The New York Times, Washington Post, Time Magazine, Slate, Parents, Literary Mama, Brain Child, Filter Free Parents, and more. She is the author of an award winning short film titled Tell-By Date and winner of Austin Film Festival’s Best Comedy TV Pilot for 2024.  

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