Emilia Lahti (MSc, MAPP) is an international presenter on topics related to positive psychology, courage, leadership, and inner strength.

Currently, Emilia is finishing her Ph.D. dissertation for the Helsinki based Aalto University School of Science and Technology in which she is pioneering the research on the ancient Finnish construct of 'sisu,' denoting courage and determination in the face of adversity and the ability to unlock latent inner strength. Her work has been featured by The New Yorker, Business Insider, Scientific American, BBC, and Forbes among others. Emilia has given talks at Fortune500 companies, social media companies, universities, and more.

About Ms. Lahti:

https://www.emilialahti.com

https://www.emilialahti.com/emilia-lahti

Paper mentioned in podcast:

Lahti, E., (2019). Embodied fortitude: An introduction to the Finnish construct of sisu. International Journal of Wellbeing, 9(1), 61-82. doi:10.5502/ijw.v9i1.672

https://12bdb885-0c35-5bc9-de68-60b4eea95939.filesusr.com/ugd/de6a2f_a296ed09f8a8425e848f5cd47ce981e4.pdf

Emilia's TEDx talk:

https://youtu.be/UTIizGyf5kU