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Marianna Pogosyan Ph.D.

About

Marianna Pogosyan, Ph.D., is a lecturer in Cultural Psychology and a consultant specializing in the psychology of cross-cultural transitions. Born in Armenia and raised in Japan, she has spent her life on different continents and in different languages. Her interdisciplinary research in cross-cultural psychology investigates culture’s influence on affective mechanisms and its implications for marketing. Currently, she lives in Germany, where she consults international executives and their families in all matters of psychological adaptation to a life far from home.

Recent Posts
A Roadmap to Befriending the Mind
According to Buddhist psychology, learning to be kind to our inner experience is a key pathway to well-being. An expert in the science of meditation explains how to do it.
Our Personalities Have a Big Say in Our Life Outcomes

Our personalities influence how we fare in life, yet we might have more say on our personalities than we realize.

Our personalities influence how we fare in life, yet we might have more say on our personalities than we realize.

3 Ideas from Aristotle on How to Build a Good Life

According to Aristotle, our happiness is our responsibility. Here are some helpful instructions from one of the world’s most renowned thinkers on becoming happier.

According to Aristotle, our happiness is our responsibility. Here are some helpful instructions from one of the world’s most renowned thinkers on becoming happier.

How We Help Each Other Heal

Although we often feel alone in our suffering, much of our healing can take place in relation to others.

Although we often feel alone in our suffering, much of our healing can take place in relation to others.

Tell a Story to Build a Connection

Stories can change lives, deepen connections, and make us feel seen. Telling a good story—at a dinner table or on a stage—is easier than we might think. An expert explains how.

Stories can change lives, deepen connections, and make us feel seen. Telling a good story—at a dinner table or on a stage—is easier than we might think. An expert explains how.

Self-Care in Space

A NASA psychologist explains how astronauts cope with the stress of demanding environments and what the rest of us can learn from their resilience.

A NASA psychologist explains how astronauts cope with the stress of demanding environments and what the rest of us can learn from their resilience.

11 Stoic Instructions for Living a Good Life

By developing virtues, we can align ourselves with what’s best in us and live in agreement with nature. This, for the Stoics, is the goal of life itself.

By developing virtues, we can align ourselves with what’s best in us and live in agreement with nature. This, for the Stoics, is the goal of life itself.