Stanford Psychologist: 7 Small Things You Can Do Right Now to Enjoy Life More
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Stanford Psychologist: 7 Small Things You Can Do Right Now to Enjoy Life More

B1IntermediateSeptember 10, 20261h 15m

You don’t have to wait for your life to get easier to start enjoying it. Today, Mel sits down with Dr. Kelly McGonigal, a renowned health psychologist, award-winning Stanford University lecturer, and bestselling author whose work focuses on stress, resilience, and joy. She’s here to show you how to feel more alive again by making 7 small shifts. And you already have everything you need to get started. Dr. McGonigal will walk you through your body and brain’s built-in resources for joy, conne...

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Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins podcast. I am so excited about the conversation today because we're going to talk about how you can feel like yourself again. Get your spark back and bring more joy into your life, even if things are really hard

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right now. And we're going to do it with this extraordinary woman. Her name is Dr. Kelly McGonigal. I have been trying to get her on the podcast for years.

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She's one of the world's leading experts in stress, resilience, joy. She's been at Stanford University as a psychologist and lecturer for over 20 years. And what she's going to teach you today, it is simple, it's backed by science. She has such an important message to share with you.

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