Everyday Better with Leah Smart
Everyday Better with Leah Smart is a guide to creating positive change at work, home, and relationships. Each week, Leah Smart, LinkedIn's Senior Editor and certified coach, shares conversations with experts and research-backed strategies to navigate transitions and challenges. The podcast aims to help listeners get unstuck and take small steps toward a better life, with new episodes every Tuesday.
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Welcome to Everyday Better!
Since 2019, Everyday Better has released nearly 300 episodes to guide you in creating positive change in how you think, feel and act in the important areas of your life: at home, at work, in relationships and beyond. LinkedIn's Senior Editor in self-improvement and certified coach, Leah Smart has explored how to make your life better through expert conversations and research-backed strategies, eve
The Best of Everyday Better: Your Starter Kit for Creating Positive Change
In this special curated episode, you’ll hear the most impactful conversations from eight years of Everyday Better. If you’re looking for a practical starting point for personal growth, this episode is your starter kit.
You’ll explore how to get to know yourself better through tools like the Enneagram and astrology, how to discover your purpose and passion, how to use breathwork and mental skills
The Year for Irrational Hope: Dan Harris on Training the Mind Through Meditation
In the final episode of our January series, The Year for Irrational Hope, Leah Smart sits down with bestselling author and mindfulness teacher Dan Harris for a practical conversation about how to work with your mind when everything feels overwhelming.
In this episode, you’ll learn how to recognize and loosen the grip of your inner critic, respond instead of react under stress, and build hope an
The Year for Irrational Hope: Gabby Bernstein on Accessing Unshakable Faith
In the third episode of our January series, The Year for Irrational Hope, Leah Smart sits down with spiritual teacher and bestselling author Gabby Bernstein for a conversation about fear, faith, and why changing your mindset and the energy you bring to the world is how to real change. From navigating uncertainty with irrational hope to making small daily choices that shift your energy, this episod
The Year for Irrational Hope: Debbie Millman on the 10-Year Plan
In the second episode of our January series, The Year for Irrational Hope, Leah Smart sits down with legendary designer, author, educator, and podcast host Debbie Millman to explore the power of the 10-year plan.
Originally taught to Debbie by her mentor Milton Glaser, this visioning exercise is about suspending limiting beliefs and imagining an ideal day ten years from now without worrying abo
The Year for Irrational Hope: Bruce Feiler on Navigating a “Lifequake”
In the first episode of our January series, The Year for Irrational Hope, Leah Smart sits down with bestselling author Bruce Feiler about lifequakes – the major transitions that upend our lives, whether we choose them or not. From career changes and relationships to loss, parenthood, and global uncertainty, Bruce explains why expecting a linear life creates so much stress, and why most of us are a
Wintering: How to Weather Difficult Times
As we approach the new year, we’re bringing back one of our favorite episodes of Everyday Better, where Leah sits down with Katherine May, author of Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times.
Each winter, life slows down. It’s dark and cold, yet the season offers an opportunity for rest.
In Wintering, Katherine shares the story of navigating a personal ‘winter’ – a challenging
Forget Trends, Follow Your Gut: Bobbi Brown’s Life and Work Philosophy
In this episode, Bobbi Brown, founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics and Jones Road, speaks openly about the challenges of building her businesses, and what it felt like when a major change turned her world upside down. She shares how she navigated the shock, the anger—and the unexpected freedom—of starting over.
She and Leah explore what it takes to navigate sudden change, trust your gut, and start ov
The Courage to Choose Plan A: How Sister Monica Clare Embraced Her Calling
Are you feeling stuck in a career you find meaningless, wondering if you’ll ever find your true calling?
This week on Everyday Better, Leah Smart sits down with Sister Monica Clare — an Episcopal nun, spiritual counselor, and the creator behind the TikTok account @nunsenseforthepeople. Her path to the convent was anything but direct. For decades, she chased one career after another in Hollywood —
Core Values 101: A Step-by-Step Guide for Finding Your Inner Compass
Today, we’re bringing back one of our favorite episodes of Everyday Better, where Leah walks us through one of her essential personal growth exercises: defining your core values. When you're facing a tough decision and unsure which path to take, a clearly defined set of values can equip you with the clarity and confidence you need to move forward.
After explaining her own approach to uncovering
Former BBC Journalist Shares the One Communication Habit That Builds Trust
Have you ever been in a high-stakes conversation where you tried to communicate clearly only to have the other person talk past you? Or maybe you’ve noticed yourself zoning out when others speak because you’re doing mental math on how you’ll respond.
When it comes to difficult or sensitive conversations, so many of our grievances could be solved with deep listening. It’s a way of listening that
The Atlantic’s CEO on the Power of Doing Hard Things
Nicholas Thompson is a writer, a father, a CEO, and a champion long-distance runner. Nick says that running has taught him how to navigate the hardest things in life. This conversation is about running, but it’s really about what changes when we commit to doing hard things.
Running has been a part of Nick’s life since his childhood, but it wasn’t until his forties that his running career skyrocke
Eli Rallo on Surviving Gen Z’s Quarter-Life Crisis
Before she became a TikTok star, Eli Rallo had a clear vision for what her post-grad years would look like: she’d have a fulfilling career, fabulous friends, and would finally "feel like an adult." Instead, she found herself struggling with social anxiety, a directionless career, and a nagging fear that she’d never figure it all out: enter the 'quarter-life crisis.'
Eli started sharing her unfilt
Engineering A Happier Life with Tal Ben-Shahar
We all want to be happier. But how do we get there?
Former professor of the most popular course at Harvard, Tal Ben-Shahar is a world-renowned positive psychology expert and author who has dedicated his life to understanding how we can become happier, both individually and collectively. Research reveals something surprising: chasing happiness directly is the wrong strategy.
This week on Everyda
Are You Abandoning Yourself to Avoid Conflict? This Survival Instinct Might Be the Culprit
We’ve all heard of “fight, flight, freeze,” but there’s a fourth survival instinct that’s harder to spot. “Fawning” can look like people-pleasing, and it’s often applauded in society. But over time, it can wear down your ability to feel safe when someone close to you feels unhappy, disappointed or upset. And it can lead to overly focusing on what other people think, instead of being in-tune with
The Only Time Management Technique That Works With Author Oliver Burkeman
Oliver Burkeman is a journalist, author and former “productivity geek.” His bestselling book Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals outlines a saner approach to managing your time in a world of never-ending demands and distractions.
On this week’s episode of Everyday Better, Oliver explains why all of the tools and techniques meant to save us time and maximize our productivity ultimate
Gretchen Rubin: How to Make Hard Decisions
In honor of Back-to-School season, throughout September, Everyday Better is sharing conversations inspired by the essential life skills we didn’t learn in school… but should have. This week on the show, Gretchen Rubin—best-selling author of The Happiness Project—lets us into one of her secrets of adulthood: how to make decisions.
We’re all constantly making decisions, big and small. As we get ol
Case Kenny: How to Become an Optimist
In honor of Back-to-School season, throughout September, Everyday Better is sharing conversations inspired by the essential life skills we didn’t learn in school, but should have. This week on the show, mindfulness educator Case Kenny explains how we can change our mindsets and find a more optimistic outlook.
If you watch the news, you won’t find much to be optimistic about. To realists, optimism
Maya Shankar: How to Navigate Life’s Biggest Transitions
In honor of Back-to-School season, throughout September, Everyday Better is sharing conversations inspired by the essential life skills we didn’t learn in school, but should have. This week on the show, cognitive scientist and host of the podcast A Slight Change of Plans, Maya Shankar, reveals what happens to us when we encounter unexpected and unwanted changes in our lives.
Finding a way to dea
Esther Perel: How to Balance Work, Family, and Fulfillment
In honor of Back-to-School season, throughout September, Everyday Better is sharing conversations inspired by the essential life skills we didn’t learn in school, but should have. This week on the show, world-renowned psychotherapist Esther Perel diagnoses our cultural obsession with work and offers a path forward.
As children, we’re taught to measure ourselves by gold stars and report cards, and
The Enneagram: A Path to Discovering Who You Really Are
Bea Chestnut is a psychotherapist, consultant and globally-recognized expert on the enneagram, a personality typing system based on ancient spiritual traditions. For the past 27 years, Bea has studied, written about and taught the enneagram in both therapeutic and business settings. She uses it as a map for guiding her clients towards a deeper understanding of themselves and others.
On this week’
Why Learning To Disappoint People Is the Key to an Authentic Life
On paper, Amber Rae had a dream life: she lived in Mexico with her husband and business partner. She was a budding memoirist and a speaker, teaching people how to be true to themselves and find emotional clarity. But beneath the surface, Amber felt disconnected and unfulfilled.
Then one day she woke up. She realized she had built her entire life around the expectations of others and she set out t
What Your Self-Talk Says About You, and How To Change It
Have you ever made a mistake and immediately thought, “I’m so stupid, what’s wrong with me?” Suddenly, you’re not just seeing a mistake, you’re facing a wall of shame, anxiety, distress and procrastination.
Today, Leah and therapist Kimberley Quinlan discuss why being hard on yourself won’t actually make you perform any better, and how we can use self-compassion as a tool for recovering from a f
You Are the Author: How to Rewrite Your Most Difficult Chapters
As humans, we’re natural storytellers. The stories we tell shape how we see ourselves, others and the world around us. But not all of our stories are helpful — some keep us trapped in cycles of fear, blame or regret.
In this week’s episode, Leah shares a simple exercise from grief expert David Kessler to help you investigate how you tell your stories and rewrite the ones keeping you stuck. Using
The Science-Backed Tool for Reducing Stress You’ve Probably Never Tried
When author and entrepreneur Nick Ortner first discovered tapping, he had no idea the impact it would have on his life. Nearly two decades later, he’s helped millions manage stress, anxiety, chronic pain and other physical and mental health challenges using the research-backed practice also known as Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT).
This week, Nick joins Leah to break down the science behind tap
How to Get Better at Being Wrong
Every single day, we’re confronted with more information than we could possibly verify. So how do we ever know we’re right? And what do we do when we find out we’re wrong?
This week on Everyday Better, professor Alex Edmans shares why you’re probably less open-minded than you think—and what you can do about it. As a researcher, Alex loves data. But after witnessing firsthand our tendency to cherr
A Guide for Living Fully and Dying Well (From a Hospice Nurse)
Most of us avoid thinking about death until it hits close to home – but what if facing it head-on could actually help you live more peacefully and joyfully?
This week, Leah sits down with Julie McFadden, better known as Hospice Nurse Julie. After working as an ICU nurse for many years, Julie transitioned to hospice care, where she now helps patients and families navigate the end of life with hon
How to Take Control of Your Calendar with Time Crafting
Do you ever wish you had more time for what matters most to you?
Today, Leah shares a simple time management exercise designed to bring more clarity and joy to your schedule. Developed by researcher Cassie Holmes — a fan-favorite guest on the show — this technique, known as Time Crafting, helps you understand how you’re really spending your time and how to build your calendar around what energize
Leah's Pick: Why “Following Your Passion” Is Bad Career Advice
“Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.” We’ve all heard it, maybe even lived by it. But what if turning your passion into a career is doing more harm than good?
In this episode, sociologist Erin Cech challenges our cultural obsession with finding fulfillment at work. Drawing from her book “The Trouble with Passion”, Erin explains how the “passion principle” can exacerbate
Understanding Neurodivergence, Introversion & Leadership
Morra Aarons-Mele, host of the podcast "The Anxious Achiever," long understood her challenges at work as byproducts of anxiety and depression. She had a hard time working for other people and often found herself saying the wrong thing in meetings. But a recent discovery changed everything: Morra learned she’s neurodivergent. That realization helped her reframe not only her struggles, but also her
Return to Office: Leah Reflects on Motherhood, Anxiety & the Power of Letting Go
Leah is back from maternity leave! In her first episode back, she and her producers talk about her birth story, the tools she used to manage anxiety during pregnancy and how she’s learning to let go of control and live in the moment.
How to Survive Uncertainty with Suleika Jaouad
After nearly a decade in remission, bestselling author, speaker and cancer survivor Suleika Jaouad learned that her leukemia had returned. Confronted with profound uncertainty about her future, she turned to journaling as both a creative practice and means of survival. And through writing, Suleika discovered a powerful shift in perspective: to live each day as if it were her first, not her last.
The Science of Feeling Safe: A New Guide to Healing Anxiety
For years, Dr. Russell Kennedy tried everything to treat his crippling anxiety – therapy, medication – nothing worked. It wasn’t until he stopped searching in his head and started looking to his body that everything changed. Today, Russell helps others heal by targeting what he calls “background alarm,” a residue of unresolved childhood trauma stored in the body.
On this week’s episode of Every
How I Learned to Work with My Anxiety
This week, Leah shares her story of living with and learning to manage her anxiety.
Additional Resources:
Anxiety and Depression Association of America
A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson
Anxiety Rx by Dr. Russell Kennedy
Overcoming Unwanted Intrusive Thoughts by Dr. Martin Seif and Dr. Sally Winston
The Tapping Solution by Nick Ortner
Why We Panic: The Evolutionary Roots of Anxiety and How to Cope Today
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Everyday Better is spotlighting some of the most common, yet least understood, mental health challenges.
This week, ABC News’ Chief National Correspondent Matt Gutman joins Leah to share his personal journey with anxiety and panic attacks – struggles he hid for nearly two decades, even while reporting live on national television. But in 2020, after a c
Why Willpower Isn’t Enough (And What Actually Works Instead) with Dr. Anna Lembke
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re exploring some of the most common, yet least understood, mental health challenges.
This week, Leah speaks with Dr. Anna Lembke, author of “Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence.” Anna shares the science behind compulsive overconsumption and explains how the brain’s pleasure-pain balance can lead us into addictive loops — even wh
Jewel on Fame, Addiction and the Path to True Happiness
Here at Everyday Better, we’re always striving to improve our mental health. This May, in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re exploring some of the most common, yet least understood, mental health challenges.
This week, Leah’s joined by four-time Grammy nominated singer-songwriter and mental health advocate Jewel. Before she got famous, Jewel was a homeless teenager battling an addict
How to Stop Wasting Your Potential with Historian Rutger Bregman
When it comes time to choose a career, we’re often told to follow our passions and optimize for things like title and salary. But rarely do we pause to consider the impact of our work and whether or not it actually matters. In a world where preventable tragedies occur every day, failing to consider the social impact of our careers is a missed opportunity – and perhaps a moral failing, too.
On
Warning: This Podcast Will Remind You of Your Mortality
After Jodi Wellman’s mother passed away at just 58-years-old, Jodi was left to clean out her apartment. Everywhere she looked, she found remnants of her mother’s unfulfilled dreams: business cards from enterprises that never took off, book manuscripts that were never submitted. The experience forced Jodi to realize that life is painfully short, and it’s up to us to make the most of it.
A speaker,
Core Values 101: A Step-by-Step Guide for Finding Your Inner Compass
In this special episode of Everyday Better, Leah walks through one of her favorite personal growth exercises: defining your core values. When you're facing a tough decision and unsure which path to take, a clearly defined set of values can equip you with the clarity and confidence you need to move forward.
After explaining her own approach to uncovering what truly matters, Leah revisits some pow
From Starting Out to Starting Over: Mentorship in Action
We often imagine mentorship as a formal relationship between an experienced professional and someone who’s just starting out. But sometimes the most valuable guidance doesn’t emerge from something structured, but from candid conversations with colleagues.
On this week’s episode of Everyday Better, we’re bringing you one of those conversations. Leah is joined by two of her LinkedIn colleagues, Jes
Escaping Perfectionism with Professor Thomas Curran
Thomas Curran is a Professor of Psychology at the London School of Economics and the author of The Perfection Trap: Embracing the Power of Good Enough. In it, he charts the recent rise in perfectionism among young people, exposes the paradoxical effects of perfectionism on everything from work performance to relationships and argues for a “good enough” approach to work that prioritizes sustainabil
How the "Real Olivia Pope" Handles a Crisis
Judy Smith built a career handling some of the most high-profile scandals of our time. As the founder of crisis management firm Smith & Co., she’s advised many notable clients including Monica Lewinsky, Michael Vick and Wesley Snipes. But Judy is perhaps better known for what she inspired: ‘Scandal,’ the hit television series created by Shonda Rhymes.
On this week’s episode of Everyday Better, Ju
The 10-Year Plan: A Roadmap to Designing Your Dream Life
Imagine your life ten years from now. Where are you, who are you with and how do you feel?
On this week’s episode of Everyday Better, Leah introduces the 10-Year Plan, a powerful visualization exercise for making your dreams a reality. After sharing how this tool helped her clarify her own career goals, Leah explains how to create your own 10-Year Plan. So grab a pen, a piece of paper and start sh
How to ‘Do Your Own Research’ with Medical Journalist Dr. Trisha Pasricha (Part 2)
Medical journalist Dr. Trisha Pasricha is back this week for part two of our deep dive into the latest health and wellness trends. In this episode, Trisha pulls back the curtain on her research process, revealing how she tracks down reliable health information and how fact-checking works at The Washington Post. Later, she shares practical tips for reading academic studies and evaluating health cla
Demystifying Wellness Trends with Medical Journalist Dr. Trisha Pasricha (Part 1)
Full-body MRIs. Red light therapy. Vitamin B12 supplements. Seemingly every day, there’s a new wellness fad taking over the internet. But how do we know which health claims are backed by science – and which are just hype?
In this episode of Everyday Better, we’re demystifying the latest health and wellness trends with medical journalist Dr. Trisha Pasricha. Trisha discusses the pros and cons of ma
Second Acts: How Captain Carole Hopson Found Her ‘One True Thing’
Carole Hopson is a Boeing 737 captain for United Airlines and the author of ‘A Pair of Wings,’ a historical fiction novel about Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to get her pilot license. After a successful twenty-year career working for iconic brands like the National Football League, Foot Locker and L’Oréal, Carole quit her job to pursue her lifelong dream of flying planes.
On today’s episo
Understanding the Racial Health Gap with Dr. Uché Blackstock
When Dr. Uché Blackstock was a student at Harvard Medical School, she didn’t learn about racial health disparities or the history of racial violence that mark the field of medicine. It wasn’t until years later, while working in an urgent care in Brooklyn, that Dr. Blackstock was moved to investigate the history of healthcare in America. Now, as a health equity advocate and author of the New York T
How Peloton Yoga Instructor Chelsea Jackson Roberts Stays Sane in a Chaotic World
When Chelsea Jackson Roberts was 24, she lost her best friend to gun violence. That’s when Chelsea’s yoga practice became about something much more than exercise; it became a tool for coping with grief and, eventually, rediscovering joy. Today, as a Peloton yoga and meditation instructor, Chelsea teaches others how to tap into a deeper, more emotionally supportive yoga practice.
On this week’s epi
On the Clock: A Working Mothers’ Roundtable on Parenthood and Ambition
When Leah and her husband decided to start a family, she found herself facing a daunting question: could she balance the career she’d worked so hard to build with the life she dreamed of creating at home? Would becoming a parent mean sacrificing her professional goals, or could she find a way to thrive in both worlds?
In this special episode of Everyday Better, Leah brings her most pressing questi
Your 2025 Relationship Reset: How to Stop Fighting About Work With Dr. Alexandra Solomon
The research is clear: how satisfied you feel at work impacts the quality of your relationships at home, and the quality of your relationships at home impacts the way you show up at work.
That’s why Dr. Alexandra Solomon wants you to think more deeply about the work-related arguments you have with your partner. Are you really fighting about how many hours you or your partner work, or are you feel
Your 2025 Work Reset: Redefine Your Relationship to Work With Writer Jennifer Romolini
What does 'success' mean to you?
Jennifer Romolini is a writer, author and podcaster. Her second book is ‘Ambition Monster,’ a memoir about the connection between workaholism and childhood trauma. In it, she traces the evolution of her voracious ambition and reckons with the price she paid to obtain career success.
On this week’s episode of Everyday Better, Jennifer joins Leah to discuss how her r
Your 2025 Physical Reset: Setting the Record Straight on Sleep With Dr. Rebecca Robbins
Everyday Better is kicking off 2025 with a month’s worth of conversations designed to help you reset for the year ahead. Each week, you’ll learn about research-backed techniques to improve your mental, physical, work and relational well-being. No matter what your goals are this year, our 2025 Reset Series will equip you with the tools you need to make measurable, lasting changes in your life.
In o
Your 2025 Mental Reset: How to Conquer Stress and Burnout With Dr. Aditi Nerurkar
Happy New Year! To kick off 2025, Everyday Better is bringing you a month’s worth of conversations designed to help you reset for the year ahead. Each week, you’ll learn about research-backed techniques to improve your mental, physical, work and relational well-being. No matter what your goals are this year, our 2025 Reset Series will equip you with the tools you need to make measurable, lasting c
Hygge: Conscious Coziness as a Survival Strategy
Meik Wiking is the founder and CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen. He’s also the author of several books including The Little Book of Hygge and My Hygge Home.
On this week’s episode of Everyday Better, Meik joins Leah to discuss ‘hygge’ – a Danish word that loosely translates to “coziness.” Meik shares how he and other Danes prepare for winter each year by creating ultra-cozy i
Wintering: How to Weather Difficult Times
Each winter, life slows down. It’s dark and cold, yet the season offers an opportunity for rest. This week’s episode of Everyday Better honors the beginning of winter with Katherine May, author of Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times.
In Wintering, Katherine shares the story of navigating a personal ‘winter’ – a challenging period of time during which she retreated into hers
Thinking About Going to Therapy? Start Here.
Andrew Adams, co-founder and CEO of Headway, is making access to therapy easier. Headway is a mental health care marketplace that matches patients with providers who accept insurance. Earlier this year, Headway was named a LinkedIn top 50 startup.
On this week’s episode of Everyday Better, Andrew joins Leah to discuss the barriers to accessing mental health care. He shares his experience with find
Why Cooperation Is Key to Humanity’s Survival With Psychologist Athena Aktipis
Athena Aktipis is an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University and co-Director of The Human Generosity Project. She studies how people work together, especially during crises, through the lenses of evolutionary biology and psychology. Her latest book, “A Field Guide to the Apocalypse: A Mostly Serious Guide to Surviving Our Wild Times”, digs into the history and science of cooperation.
On th
A Behavioral Scientist’s Guide to Buying the Perfect Holiday Gift
Scott Rick is a behavioral scientist and marketing professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business. He holds a PhD in Behavioral Decision Research from Carnegie Mellon, where he was a National Science Foundation graduate research fellow.
On this week’s episode of Everyday Better, Scott joins Leah to explore the complicated role of money in relationships. He shares advice for coup
The Anatomy of Friendship With Intimacy Expert Shasta Nelson
Shasta Nelson is a leading expert in healthy relationships and intimacy. For over 15 years, she’s been translating the science of human connection into actionable practices for enhancing belonging and well-being.
On this week’s episode of Everyday Better, Shasta joins Leah to discuss the key components of healthy relationships. Shasta shares strategies for developing new friendships and nurturing
How to Reset Your Inner Clock With Science Journalist Lynne Peeples
Lynne Peeples is a journalist and author of The Inner Clock: Living in Sync With Our Circadian Rhythms. She covers science, health and the environment and holds master’s degrees in biostatistics and science journalism.
On this week’s episode of Everyday Better, Lynne joins Leah to discuss the science behind our circadian rhythms. Lynne explains why our inner clocks are out of sync and what that me
Second Acts: How Captain Carole Hopson Found Her ‘One True Thing’
Carole Hopson is a Boeing 737 captain for United Airlines and the author of ‘A Pair of Wings,’ a historical fiction novel about Bessie Coleman, the first Black woman to get her pilot license. After a successful twenty-year career working for iconic brands like the National Football League, Foot Locker and L’Oréal, Carole quit her job to pursue her lifelong dream of flying planes.
On this week’s e
How to Make the Most of Your 24 Hours with Researcher Cassie Holmes
Cassie Holmes is a Professor of Marketing and Behavioral Decision Making at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. Her first book Happier Hour: How to Beat Distraction, Expand Your Time, and Focus on What Matters Most is a practical guide for how to think about and spend time in order to experience joy every day.
On this week’s episode of Everyday Better, Cassie joins Leah to discuss her research
Are Our Phones Making Us Lonelier?
Jeffrey Hall is a Professor of Communication Studies and the Director of the Relationships and Technology Lab at the University of Kansas. He studies the way technology influences relationships, including the impact of social media on feelings of belonging, connectedness and loneliness.
The harms of social platforms have been well documented over the past decade – political polarization, misinform
How a Tibetan Buddhist Nun Works With Her Anger
Thubten Chodron is an American Tibetan Buddhist Nun and the founder of Sravasti Abbey, the only Tibetan Buddhist training monastery in the United States. In her recently re-released book Working With Anger, Thubten describes different practices for dealing with our anger that don't involve expression or suppression.
On this week’s episode of Everyday Better, Thubten and Leah explore the Buddhist p
After Acceptance: The Sixth Stage of Grief With Author David Kessler
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David Kessler is a grief and loss expert and the author of several bestselling books, including two he co-authored with Elizabeth Kubler Ross. He’s worked with thousands of people on the edge of life and death, helping them to find happiness and fulfillment after experiencing life’s gravest tragedies.
On this week’s episode of Everyday Be
How I Learned to Work With My Anxiety
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This week, in honor of World Mental Health Day, Everyday Better host Leah Smart is sharing her story of living with anxiety – and how she’s learned to manage it.
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Additional Resources:
Anxiety and Depression Association of America
A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson
Anxiety Rx by Dr. Russell Kennedy
Overc
No Regrets Living: Designing Your Life Brief With Brand Strategist Bonnie Wan
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Bonnie Wan is a brand strategist and author of The Life Brief: A Playbook for No Regrets Living. She’s passionate about helping people uncover their true desires and believes deeply in the power of intention to propel personal and professional growth.
On this week’s episode of Everyday Better, Bonnie joins Leah to explain the concept
How to Practice Mental Health Hygiene With Sociologist Corey Keyes
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Corey Keyes is a sociologist and professor emeritus at Emory University. He studies how people find satisfaction in their lives, and why achieving a sense of well-being is no easy feat.
On this week’s episode of Everyday Better, Corey joins Leah to discuss his research on languishing, flourishing and how to move from one to the othe
Turning Career Uncertainty into Clarity With ‘Death, Sex & Money’ Host Anna Sale
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Anna Sale is a journalist, author and host of the award-winning podcast Death, Sex & Money. On her show, Anna has intimate conversations with people about life’s toughest yet often under-discussed moments – infidelity, bankruptcy, aging and illness to name just a few.
On this week’s episode of Everyday Better, Anna joins Leah to discuss wh
Everyday Better Presents: Let’s Talk Offline
This week on Everyday Better, we’re featuring the first episode of Let’s Talk Offline, a new podcast from LinkedIn and iHeartPodcasts. Each week on the show, co-hosts Gianna Prudente, LinkedIn’s early career development editor, and Jamé Jackson Gadsden, a LinkedIn community manager, will answer your questions about what it takes to thrive in the early years of your career – without sacrificing you
The Only Time Management Technique That Works With Author Oliver Burkeman
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Oliver Burkeman is a journalist, author and former “productivity geek.” His bestselling book Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals outlines a saner approach to managing your time in a world of never-ending demands and distractions.
On this week’s episode of Everyday Better, Oliver explains why all of the tools and techniques me
The Number One Predictor of a Long and Happy Life With Dr. Robert Waldinger
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Dr. Robert Waldinger is a psychiatrist, Zen master and director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, one of the longest-running longitudinal studies on human happiness ever conducted. His TED Talk on the major takeaways from the study has received over 43 million views since 2015 and is one of the most-watched TED Talks of all time.
Finding Your Purpose Through Ikigai With Tim Tamashiro
Tim Tamashiro is a jazz singer, radio broadcaster and the author of How to Ikigai: Lessons for Finding Happiness and Living Your Life's Purpose.
On this week’s episode of Everyday Better, Tim joins Leah to explore the concept of Ikigai, an ancient Japanese philosophy that encourages us to live our “life’s worth.” After explaining what his Ikigai is and how he discovered it, Tim guides Leah through
Conquer Everyday Anxiety with Dr. Wendy Suzuki
Dr. Wendy Suzuki is a professor of neural science and psychology at New York University and the author of Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion. In 2022, she was appointed Dean of NYU's College of Arts & Science.
On this week’s episode of Everyday Better, Wendy joins Leah to discuss strategies for turning our anxiety from a weakness into a superpower. She digs into t
Navigating Conflict: The Gottman's Roadmap to Better Connections
John and Julie Gottman are world-renowned relationship researchers and psychologists who have been happily married for the past 37 years. They’ve authored more than 40 books together, including Fight Right: How Successful Couples Turn Conflict Into Connection.
On this week’s episode of Everyday Better, the Gottmans join Leah to share their perspectives on conflict resolution in relationships. The
Dr. Michael Gervais on Rising Above Fear of Other People's Opinions
Dr. Michael Gervais is one of the world's top high performance psychologists. He’s worked with professional athletes, sports teams and executives, helping them to thrive in the most high-pressure of situations.
On this week’s episode of Everyday Better, Michael joins Leah to unravel what he calls “FOPO” (Fear of Other People's Opinions), and to teach practical strategies for reducing our fear of
Ditch the Pro/Con List and Embrace Your Core Values with Amanda Hilton
Personal growth educator Amanda Hilton says that when it comes to decision-making at work and in your personal life, there is never one ‘right’ answer. Instead of fretting over a list of pros and cons, Amanda offers a clearer path — one that uses our core values to center what matters most.
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The Enneagram at Work: Leveling Up Your Leadership Skills
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With attention to each Enneagram type’s particular strengths and blind spots, Bea describes how each of the nine types shows u
The Enneagram: A Path to Discovering Who You Really Are
Bea Chestnut is a psychotherapist, consultant and globally-recognized expert on the enneagram, a personality typing system based on ancient spiritual traditions. For the past 27 years, Bea has studied, written about and taught the enneagram in both therapeutic and business settings. She uses it as a map for guiding her clients towards a deeper understanding of themselves and others.
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