This podcast is with Dean Laurie Santos. Dean Santos grew up in Massachusetts and spent her undergraduate years at Harvard University where she studied psychology and biology. After receiving the psychology Department Undergraduate Thesis Prize, she continued her studies at Harvard where she obtained a master's in Psychology with a focus on Cognition, and Brain and Behavior. She then started her work at Yale University as an assistant professor in psychology and cognitive science, while simultaneously doing her own research on the human mind. In 2014, she became head of Yale’s best residential college, Silliman. Now she continues to work with students both personally as a dean and academically as a teacher of Yale’s most popular course, “Psychology and the Good Life”, which forces students to question what truly makes people happy. She is known globally for her work and has various published journal articles as well as awards for her expertise in her field. In the spare time that she has she works on her own podcast, “The Happiness Lab,” which has charted US podcasts. In this episode, we talk about anxiety in college and the necessary skill sets to build resilience. Please enjoy!