Sarah Pressman
@sarahpressman.bsky.social
Health Psychologist | Stress + Happiness Scientist
Helping you stress less, smile more, and thrive 🌿
Author in progress 📘 | Professor @ UCI
#PositivePsychology #WellBeing #StressScience
Helping you stress less, smile more, and thrive 🌿
Author in progress 📘 | Professor @ UCI
#PositivePsychology #WellBeing #StressScience
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“Rather than putting pressure on yourself to find the perfect pastime, just ask, ‘What brings me a little joy today?’”
- @sarahpressman.bsky.social, professor of psychology at @ucirvine.bsky.social.
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- @sarahpressman.bsky.social, professor of psychology at @ucirvine.bsky.social.
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Tips on stepping back from screens and starting a new hobby
A lot of us want to reduce our time spent on screens. Experts say picking up a new hobby can help do that and offer a range of other health benefits.
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September 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
“Rather than putting pressure on yourself to find the perfect pastime, just ask, ‘What brings me a little joy today?’”
- @sarahpressman.bsky.social, professor of psychology at @ucirvine.bsky.social.
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- @sarahpressman.bsky.social, professor of psychology at @ucirvine.bsky.social.
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Reposted by Sarah Pressman
This is the most amazing business card given to me by @vmkitchen.bsky.social
She said a graduate student has never returned a completed one 😂
She said a graduate student has never returned a completed one 😂
June 5, 2025 at 1:18 AM
This is the most amazing business card given to me by @vmkitchen.bsky.social
She said a graduate student has never returned a completed one 😂
She said a graduate student has never returned a completed one 😂
We're all SO stressed these days- hope my #happiness tip amongst many other great ideas from well-being experts helps conquer at least a little bit of the pain! nytimes.com/interactive/...
#HappinessScience #PositivePsych
#HappinessScience #PositivePsych
The Best Advice I’ve Ever Heard for How to Be Happy
Tips from experts, astronauts and Cher on finding bliss.
nytimes.com
May 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
We're all SO stressed these days- hope my #happiness tip amongst many other great ideas from well-being experts helps conquer at least a little bit of the pain! nytimes.com/interactive/...
#HappinessScience #PositivePsych
#HappinessScience #PositivePsych
Smiling spontaneously during painful situations associated with more positive emotion after pain and lower physical stress response throughout. New study from our lab 👇
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New psychology research uncovers an unexpected benefit of smiling
A new study has found that people who spontaneously smiled during pain had lower heart rates throughout and felt more positive after recovery.
www.psypost.org
February 15, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Smiling spontaneously during painful situations associated with more positive emotion after pain and lower physical stress response throughout. New study from our lab 👇
www.psypost.org/new-psycholo...
www.psypost.org/new-psycholo...