Among my favorite podcasts is Huberman Lab from Professor Andrew Huberman, PhD, professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford School of Medicine. Despite this impressive resume, he takes deep dives into topics and conducts interviews in a manner approachable to all of us.
The last episode featured Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett discussing “How to Understand Emotions.” She discusses her research over her career explaining what emotions are and how the brain represents and integrates signals from our body and the environment around us to create our unique emotional states.
From the show notes, “We also discuss actionable tools for how to regulate feelings of uncertainty and tools to better understand the emotional states of others.”
They come together on some practical disciplines that I teach wherever I can:
- Eat Real food
- Get Good Sleep
- Exercise
They conclude with two more essential ingredients for a good life that seem to be in short supply these days. Perhaps we can work these into our daily life practices.
- Trust
- Kindness
Another excellent podcaster, Tim Ferriss,, has begun concluding his podcast interviews with this phrase:
Be just a little kinder than necessary today.
Excellent advice for life.
Faith Venture 
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