Robert Waldinger

Brilliant Psychiatrist and One of the Most Important Happiness Researchers in the World

"Truth is: happiness doesn't reside in financial wealth or work, but rather in the power of our relationships."

Robert Waldinger is a professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development at Massachusetts General Hospital, and cofounder of the Lifespan Research Foundation.

Dr. Waldinger received his BA from Harvard College and his MD from Harvard Medical School.

He is a practicing psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, and he directs a psychotherapy teaching program for Harvard psychiatry residents. He is also a Zen master (Roshi) and teaches meditation in New England and around the world.

Robert participated in the world's largest study of what makes us happy, discovering that the breadth and depth of our relationships are key to well-being, as well as physical health. He is the co-author with Marc Schulz of the book The Good Life: Lessons From the World's Longest Scientific Study on Happiness.

He lectures around the world to teach about the science of life development, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and Zen Buddhism.

He has won awards for teaching and research from the American Psychiatric Association, the Harvard Medical School, and the Massachusetts Psychiatric Society.