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Episode 27 - Interview with Dr. Robert Waldinger
Category: Religion & Spirituality
Duration: 01:02:28
Publish Date: 2020-05-09 06:18:00
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Robert Waldinger

Author of one of the most viewed TED talks of all time, Dr. Waldinger is the founder and Executive Director of the Lifespan Research Foundation. A psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and Zen priest, Dr. Waldinger is an expert on the tenets of human thriving, developed by leading the Harvard Study of Adult Development, one of the longest-running studies of adult life ever conducted and one that holds powerful insights into health, happiness, and fulfillment.

Dr. Waldinger is the author of numerous scientific papers as well as two books, and he directs a teaching program in psychotherapy at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He has won awards for teaching and research from the American Psychiatric Association, Harvard Medical School, and Massachusetts Psychiatric Society, and he is consistently named as one of the Best Doctors in America. He is also a transmitted teacher in Boundless Way Zen and teaches Zen throughout New England.

His TED talk on lessons from the longest study of happiness has been viewed more than 100 million times worldwide.


Dr. Waldinger has one of the most viewed Ted Talks of all time, with over 100 million views – it’s called “What Makes for a Good Life?” Just to give you a teaser, he gives us the answer to what makes for happiness in just two words, within the first five minutes of the show! Bob Waldinger is also a clinical psychiatrist at Harvard and the current Director of the Harvard Study on Adult Development. The study began in 1938, it’s now in its 83rd year, it is the longest running research study ever conducted. To top it all off, Bob is also a Zen Buddhist priest! I had the good fortune of being on a Zoom call with Bob recently, and I immediately emailed him to invite him to be a guest. Amid a very busy and stressful time, he graciously said yes, and now we all get to share in the benefits. I hope you enjoy listening as much as I did conducting the interview!

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