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Bestselling Author #Sovereign (2024) #TheHappinessTrack (2015); Science Director @Stanford @CCARE; Faculty @YaleSOM; Writer @HarvardBiz @PsychToday.
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EMMA SEPPÄLÄ, Ph.D is Science Director of Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education and author of The Happiness Track (HarperOne, 2016). She is the founder and editor-in-chief of Fulfillment Daily, a news site dedicated to the science of happiness. She is a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review, Psychology Today and Scientific American Mind. Her areas of research include positive organizational psychology, health psychology, cultural psychology, w…

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2 Beliefs That Prevent Us From Working Through Big Emotions Original

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Image by Olga Moreira / Stocksy May 12, 2026 We carefully vet all products and services featured on mindbodygreen using our commerce guidelines. Our selections are never influenced by the commissions earned from our links. We bind ourselves to our emotions when we suppress and numb our feelings. We're afraid of feeling uncomfortable emotions, and in the process of avoiding them, we suffer and get addicted to habits that are destructive.
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5 Ways to Reverse the Effects of Stress and to Slow Aging

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BOOK: SOVEREIGN: Reclaim Your Freedom, Energy & Power in a Time of Distraction, Uncertainty & Chaos by Emma Seppala ARTICLES: Cameron, K. S. (2012). Positive organizational scholarship: The state of the field. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 7(1), 1-14. Conner, T. S., Brookie, K. L., Carr, A. C., & Beasley, M. (2017). The impact of fruit and vegetable consumption on subjective well-being. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 877. Creswell, J. D., Pacilio, L. E., Lindsay, E. K., & Brown, K. W. (2012).
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Yes, You Do Make a Difference. Here's How-Backed By Science

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Did you see that video of the guy who mows other people's lawns? Why do videos where someone helps someone in need go viral? There's a reason: It causes a feeling of what psychologists call "elevation." You're moved, inspired and feel happier. But here's where it gets even better. When you do an act of kindness, you inspire positive change far beyond the person you’re helping by not just one degree—but three.
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