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Harvesting Happiness @lisakamen.bsky.social · 6h

Freedom isn't self-sustaining… it runs on negotiation. 🤝 Civic education is fading just when we need it most. Lisa Cypers Kamen and Dr. Brook Manville on compromise, civic duty, and why democracy is a muscle, not a monument. 🎧 Stream it now: open.spotify.com/episode/2GX5... #CivicDuty

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Renewing Democracy: Civic Duty, Compromise & Collaborative Bargaining

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Harvesting Happiness @lisakamen.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Democracy isn't a document. It's a deal we’ve made, and we're all signatories. 📖 Historian Dr. Brook Manville joins Lisa Cypers Kamen to break down The Civic Bargain: what keeps democracies alive, and what happens when citizens stop showing up.

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Harvesting Happiness @lisakamen.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Financial distress isn't a line item; it's a nervous system event! 📌 Dr. Lorenza Antonucci and Lisa Cypers Kamen on why rebuilding community stability starts with rebuilding economic trust.

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Harvesting Happiness @lisakamen.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Happiness can often be found in the little moments we choose to notice and appreciate. Learning to hold on to them can make a meaningful difference in our well-being

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Harvesting Happiness @lisakamen.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Burnout doesn't announce itself. It just quietly takes over. 🌐 On World Mental Health Day: audit your habits before they audit you! #BurnoutPrevention #MentalHealthMatters #WorkplaceWellness #BehavioralScience #HarvestingHappiness

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Harvesting Happiness @lisakamen.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Procrastination feels like a willpower problem, but it’s actually an emotional regulation problem. 💭 We’re not lazy—we’re avoiding the discomfort that meaningful work generates. 📖 Keep reading our latest #newsletter here: www.linkedin.com/pulse/freedo... #HarvestingHappiness #Psychology

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The Freedom Formula: How Psychological Flexibility Transforms Perfectionism Into Purpose

Learn how Acceptance and Commitment Therapy builds psychological flexibility to overcome perfectionism, anxiety, and procrastination for sustainable well-being.

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Harvesting Happiness @lisakamen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

🎙️ Latest episode is LIVE NOW! Tune in and learn about the connection between politics and personal well-being in this conversation with host Lisa Cypers Kamen and guest Brook Manville, PhD. 🧠💬

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Harvesting Happiness @lisakamen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Lisa Cypers Kamen and Cambridge sociologist Dr. Lorenza Antonucci on rebuilding the safety nets that keep societies sane. 🔎 Tune in: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrR6... #InsecurityPolitics #Populism #HarvestingHappiness #PositivePsychology

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The Hidden Psychology of Populism: How Insecurity Shapes How We Vote

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Harvesting Happiness @lisakamen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Polarization isn't just politics, it's psychology. 📚 When basic needs like housing and financial security feel out of reach, FEAR starts voting for us.

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Harvesting Happiness @lisakamen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Financial fear rewires how we vote. When the ground feels unstable, we default to defense, not vision. Lisa Cypers Kamen and Dr. Lorenza Antonucci connect the dots between economic stress and the ballot box. 🏛️

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Harvesting Happiness @lisakamen.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

If we are alive, we will experience trauma. It may arrive as a single, shattering event or as the slow accumulation of stress overload we barely notice until our bodies start speaking louder than our minds.

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Princeton University Press @princetonupress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Minh Ly, author of Answering to Us: Why Democracy Demands Accountability, is on the latest episode of the Harvesting Happiness podcast with @lisakamen.bsky.social: buff.ly/iv5Q2hZ

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Elections Aren’t Enough: What Real Democracy Actually Requires

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Harvesting Happiness @lisakamen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Emotional baggage isn't a metaphor. It's an inheritance, handed down through modeling, neglect, and the slow pile-up of pain no one processed. And it never stays packed. It follows us into every room we walk into. Keep reading: medium.com/@HarvestingH... #Relationships #MentalHealth

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Emotional Baggage: How Unresolved Trauma Quietly Destroys Every Area of Our Lives

Emotional baggage from childhood trauma and difficult family dynamics silently undermines our relationships, career, and well-being.

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Harvesting Happiness @lisakamen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Why do anxious times produce angry ballots? New on Harvesting Happiness: The Hidden Psychology of Populism: How Insecurity Shapes How We Vote with Lorenza Antonucci, PhD. We look at how insecurity, financial and otherwise, finds its way into the voting booth.

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Harvesting Happiness @lisakamen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Lisa Cypers Kamen talks with Dr. Laurie Watson and former NYC firefighter turned therapist George Faller about building the emotional safety that lets intimacy come back.🎧 Stream it now: open.spotify.com/episode/7dXB...

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Wired for Desire: Attachment Style, Emotional Safety & the Truth About Intimacy

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Harvesting Happiness @lisakamen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

He used to run into burning buildings. Now he helps couples stop running from hard conversations. When we fear judgment, we go quiet about desire, and that quiet becomes distance.

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Harvesting Happiness @lisakamen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Conscious Joy Activism invites us to reframe our emotional lives, reminding us that joy as an active, intentional practice is a verb. In a world fraught with systemic challenges, happiness as resistance is a radical act. Listen to this episode here... www.linkedin.com/pulse/joy-pr...

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Joy as a Practice: Happiness as Radical Resistance with Erica Brown

In a world fraught with systemic challenges, happiness as resistance is a radical act.

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Harvesting Happiness @lisakamen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Lisa Cypers Kamen sits down with therapists Dr. Laurie Watson and George Faller to unpack the biology and psychology linking attachment security to sex drive and how couples break the loop. ▶️ Watch now: youtu.be/KTshRXTyebQ

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Wired for Desire: Attachment Style, Emotional Safety & the Truth About Intimacy

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Harvesting Happiness @lisakamen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

One of you reaches. The other retreats. Repeat for ten years. Pursue-and-withdraw cycles quietly drain intimacy from long-term love. Underneath them is usually a fear of rejection that keeps us guarding ourselves instead of saying what we actually need, emotionally and physically.

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Harvesting Happiness @lisakamen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

We volunteer expecting it to cost us something — time, energy, a piece of our day. Instead, it gives something back. This isn't just anecdotal warm fuzzies. It's one of the most consistent findings in well-being research: giving our time genuinely makes us happier.

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The Science of Altruism: Why Helping Others May Be the Most Direct Path to Inner Peace

What does the science of altruism actually tell us about inner peace? A look at the research on empathy, giving, and why helping others may be one of the most reliable paths to well-being.

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Harvesting Happiness @lisakamen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🧠 Tune in for your weekly portion of consciously prepared brain food: Wired for Desire: Attachment Style, Emotional Safety & the Truth About Intimacy with Dr. Laurie Watson, PhD & George Faller, LMFT.

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Harvesting Happiness @lisakamen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

⚖️ True democratic health relies on civil disagreement, open debate, and protecting space for dissenting views—not demanding total uniformity.

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Harvesting Happiness @lisakamen.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Giving well and with intention may be one of the more direct routes to the inner peace so many of us are chasing.

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Harvesting Happiness @lisakamen.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Voting is just step one. 🏛️ Every historical advance in justice and human rights relied on continuous mass political action, not passive waiting. Learn why adult civic education and local grassroots organizing are essential to protecting open societies.

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Harvesting Happiness @lisakamen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

When we allow ourselves to fully mourn while still moving forward, something remarkable happens on the other side: metamorphosis. We discover we've inherited more than just heirlooms—we've inherited resilience, recipes, stubborn streaks, and the responsibility to keep telling the stories.

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The Magic of Moments: Celebrating Our Roots, Our Milestones, and Even Our Losses

When we allow ourselves to fully mourn while still moving forward, something remarkable happens on the other side: metamorphosis.

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Harvesting Happiness @lisakamen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Elections alone do not guarantee democracy. 🗳️ Once officials take office, real accountability often disappears into a black hole of governance. Political scientist Dr. Minh Ly joins the podcast to unpack what active citizenship actually requires to keep democratic systems alive.

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Elections Aren’t Enough: What Real Democracy Actually Requires

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Harvesting Happiness @lisakamen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

But media rehab isn't about ignoring reality. It's about treating our media intake like a treat, not a staple, so we can stay grounded enough to actually be effective. Keep reading our latest #Substack newsletter: harvestinghappiness.substack.com/p/conscious-...

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Conscious Joy Activism: How Happiness Becomes an Act of Resistance

Political anxiety is real — but so is the science of joy. Discover how Conscious Joy Activism turns happiness into a deliberate act of resistance and civic renewal.

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Harvesting Happiness @lisakamen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

In dark or divided times, joy isn't what we do instead of the work. Joy is how we stay in it. Political anxiety has become a constant hum for us — dread starts to feel like the only responsible response to the world.

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Conscious Joy Activism: How Happiness Becomes an Act of Resistance

Political anxiety is real — but so is the science of joy. Discover how Conscious Joy Activism turns happiness into a deliberate act of resistance and civic renewal.

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Harvesting Happiness @lisakamen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Why do we praise an intense workout habit but judge a smoke break? 🏋️‍♂️🚬 Our culture rewards some dependencies and shames others. Anthropologist Dr. Elizabeth F.S. Roberts joins the podcast to reframe habit, control, and human connection. 🎧 Listen now: youtu.be/0q4RwUvtbqI?... #Addiction #Anthropology

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Harvesting Happiness @lisakamen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The Taoist Philosophy of Joy teaches that when we are disharmonized with the world, we feel it physically and emotionally, becoming susceptible to being too rigid or totally submissive. But Taoism and happiness aren’t just intellectual thoughts to be debated; they are our natural flow. 💡

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The Taoist Path to Joy: Finding Flow and Freedom with Dr. Robin Wang, PhD

Eastern Philosophy describes a peace that is found when we focus our minds to release preconceived judgments and get out of our own way. The Taoist Philosophy of Joy teaches that when we are disharmon...

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