The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos
How to Feel Happier in Your Body with Jessamyn Stanley

Episode 22 · Season 11

How to Feel Happier in Your Body with Jessamyn Stanley

The Happiness Lab with Dr. Laurie Santos

June 1, 202634:46

About this episode

<p>As summer begins, many of us are bombarded with messages about how our bodies aren't good enough. But what if we embraced movement not out of self-criticism or shame, but self-compassion?</p> <p>To close out our series on how to spring clean your wellbeing, we're revisiting a powerful conversation from <em>The Happiness Lab</em> archives featuring Jessamyn Stanley, author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Every-Body-Yoga-Fear-Body/dp/0761193111"><em>Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear, Get On the Mat, Love Your Body</em></a>. Dr. Laurie explores how body shame warps our relationship with exercise &mdash; and how to rediscover the joy of moving our bodies.</p> <p>If you've ever treated exercise like punishment, this episode offers a happier, kinder way to move through the world.&nbsp;</p><p>See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.</p>