Emma Seppälä Ph.D.

About

Emma Seppälä, Ph.D., is a Lecturer at the Yale School of Management, Faculty Director of the Yale School of Management's Women's Leadership Program, Science Director of Stanford University’s Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education and an international keynote speaker. Her book The Happiness Track (HarperOne, 2016) has been translated into dozens of languages.

Emma Seppälä’s areas of expertise are positive leadership, emotional intelligence, well-being and social connection. Her scholarly research has been published in top academic journals like Frontiers and the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology and featured in major news outlets like The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, The Chicago Tribune, The Boston Globe, ABC News, CBSNews and the World Economic Forum. She speaks internationally for Fortune 500 companies like Google and Facebook, advises leaders on how to build a positive organization, and is a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review, The Washington Post, Psychology Today and TIME.

Seppälä consults with corporations on building positive organizations. She regularly addresses academic, corporate, and governmental institutions.

She holds an undergraduate degree in comparative literature from Yale University, a master’s degree in East Asian languages and cultures from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in psychology from Stanford University. Originally from Paris, France, she is a native speaker of French, English, and German.

Books by Emma Seppälä Ph.D.

Recent Posts

Post-COVID Anxiety Is Real

Many people are anxious about reentering society. Here's why, and what you can do about it.

Breathing Technique Shown Effective For Trauma

A Stanford study shows that a breathing practice improves post-traumatic stress (PTS) to the same extent as cognitive processing therapy—the gold standard therapy for PTS.

5 Good Reasons to Try Breathwork

Breathwork can be a highly effective way to improve mental health, anxiety, and psychological trauma while building stress resilience and emotional well-being.

5 Unexpected Ways Meditation Improves Relationships, a Lot

How can something you do on your own and for yourself improve your relationships? In many ways, research suggests.

The Best Predictor of a Successful Relationship

The good news: It's easy to learn.

3 Ridiculously Easy Tips for More Creativity and Happiness

Creativity can significantly boost well-being. Yet, in schools and at work, creativity is declining rapidly. But the answer is not that hard. Here's what you can do about it.

Stress Resilience: It's a Real Thing and You Can Develop It

Tired of being stressed? You can build and strengthen your resilience to it so you can bounce back more quickly. Here's how.

Painfully Self-Critical? Try These Science-Backed Tips

Are you your own worst critic? A few adjustments to your relationship with yourself can go a long way.

3 Things Your Relationship Style Reveals About You

Your social life helps determine the person you’ll marry, what jobs you’ll get, and the opinions you’ll have. That’s what a new book by Yale Professor Marissa King reveals.

Struggle with Anxiety? Breathing is Best, New Studies Show

Research shows that anxiety has increased over the course of the pandemic. Two new randomized clinical trials out of Yale and Harvard suggest breathwork is effective.