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The Happiness Psychiatrist

Sheenie Ambardar Will Eat Anything With Bacon in It

The Happiness Psychiatrist, Sheenie Ambardar, combines Eastern and Western philosophies in her Los Angeles practice. Before participating in a panel on how we can achieve happier, healthier lives, she talked in the Zócalo green room about whose job she’d want to have in her next life (Britney Spears), what she loves to hate (arrogance), and why she never says no to bacon.

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