The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

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Inside the Love Lab with Drs. John & Julie Gottman (Part 2)

3/9/2026 • 35 min

In Part 2 of Dr. Laurie’s conversation with researchers Dr. John Gottman and Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman, we learn how couples can raise complaints without damaging their relationship — and how to respond constructively when a partner voices a concern. Their research shows that fighting doesn’t have to pull couples apart. When handled well, conflict can actually … Play episode

Inside the Love Lab with Drs. John & Julie Gottman (Part 1)
Why Algorithms Can’t Predict Your Love Life with Dr. Paul Eastwick
How to Find "The One": The Science of Dating with Tim Molnar
How to Feel Truly Loved (with Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky and Dr. Harry Reis)
How to Design a More Meaningful Life (with Dave Evans and Bill Burnett)
The Surprising Science of Creativity (with Dr. George Newman)
Why Chasing Success Can Leave You Feeling Stuck (with David Brooks)
How to Bounce Back from Life’s Curveballs (with Dr. Maya Shankar)
Stop Wasting Your Energy — Here’s What to Do Instead (with Dr. Diana Hill)
Holiday Survival Guide II: Perfect Gifts and Fighting Fatigue (with Rainn …
Holiday Survival Guide I: Ending Family Arguments (with Rainn Wilson)
How to Experience the Joy of Giving Right Now
Why Being Grateful Makes Us Feel Great (A Thanksgiving Re-run)
Reset Your Relationship with Stress (for National Stress Awareness Day)
How Horror Movies and True Crime Can Make You Happier
Make Vulnerability Your Superpower (with NBA star Kevin Love)
How to Make Better Choices (with Barry Schwartz)
Take a Three-Day Weekend Without Losing Any Pay (with Juliet Schor)
How to Spend Your Time and Money Better (with Nobel Prize Winner Richard T…
Eat Like the People Who Live Happily to 100 (with Dan Buettner)
Why Having the Courage to Defy Makes us Happier (with Dr Sunita Sah)
Stop Caring What Other People Think of You (Bruce Hood on 10% Happier with…
“Can You Train Your Mind to Be Happier?” (with Dr Tal Ben-Shahar)
"Human Minds Are Stupid!" (with Rich Roll)
The Joy of Not Being Dead (with Ryan Holiday on The Daily Stoic)
Anyone Can Play, Anyone Can Win (Cornholing with Michelle Hastie Thompson)
The Jimi Hendrix of the Cello (with Joshua Roman)
"Birds Are Like My Afternoon Martini" (Birding with Lili Taylor)
How Good Manners Made Me Happier (with Etiquette Expert William Hanson)
How Dogs Changed my Life (with The Dogist)
The Two Words That Saved Mel Robbins (From A Slight Change of Plans)
How Smartphones Changed Childhood (And What to do About it)
How to Think Like a Child (with David Yeager)
How to Tackle Bad Behaviour (with Dr Becky Kennedy)
Is a "Viking" Childhood a Happier Childhood (with Helen Russell)?
How Not to Repeat Your Parents' Mistakes (with Glennon Doyle and Abby Wamb…
Reducing the Stress of Parenting with Dr Vivek Murthy
How to Build Resilience (with Ben Walter from The Unshakeables)
Can You Become a "Practical" Optimist?
How to Confront the Things that Suck (Live with John Green)
How to be Awesome - With Almost no Effort (with John Green)
How to Stay Hopeful (Live from SXSW with Michelle Obama)
Why You Should Take a Few Months Off Work (Live from SXSW)
Friendships: Handling Change, Conflict and Finding New Friends
Twelve Sayings That Could Change Your Life
Have You Got Trust Issues?
Why Eating Alone is so Bad for You (An International Day of Happiness Spec…
Why We're Better With Some Threats Than Others (An Earth Month Re-Run)
Harnessing People Around us to Feel Happier (Live with Ethan Kross)

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