Bio

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Lukas Klaschinski has always had an insatiable curiosity about people and their psychological wiring. What truly drives us at our core? What is our inner motivation? This relentless quest for understanding has turned him into an endlessly inquisitive child first and an outspoken psychologist later. Today he engages a wide audience as a bestselling author and podcaster, breaking down psychological insights for all curious minds.

A life-changing accident forced Lukas to reevaluate everything, prompting him to ask: What really matters? On his quest for answers he put his life as he knew it on hold. He took deep dives into his own psyche and began analyzing some of the largest, most comprehensive long-term studies in the world. What he discovered was a great disjuncture between how most of us spend our lives and what scientific evidence tells us leads to happiness and lasting physical and mental well-being.

In his TEDx Talk, Lukas distills his insights down to one essential element: feelings. Feelings, historically dismissed or downplayed, seem to be crucial to understanding an omnipresent mental health crisis. He explores how emotional awareness and openness, or as he puts it, "emotional readiness" can profoundly enhance the quality of our relationships – with ourselves and with others. Lukas reveals the critical role that vulnerability plays in leading fully embodied lives and why men, in particular, seem to struggle with this