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Emily Esfahani Smith

Emotional WellbeingSpiritual Growth

Argues that meaning rests on belonging, purpose, storytelling, and transcendence rather than happiness alone.

Emily Esfahani Smith is included in the Luminaries collection for work associated with Emotional Wellbeing and Spiritual Growth. This profile offers a starting point for readers who want to place that work within the wider personal-development tradition.

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  • Explore the work through emotional wellbeing
  • Explore the work through spiritual growth
“There's more to life than being happy — there's living a life of meaning.”

— Emily Esfahani Smith, The Power of Meaning

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“There's more to life than being happy — there's living a life of meaning.”

— Emily Esfahani Smith, The Power of Meaning

Argues that meaning rests on belonging, purpose, storytelling, and transcendence rather than happiness alone.

  • Emotional Wellbeing
  • Spiritual Growth