Searching for Happiness and Connection
Did you know social connection is associated with lowering anxiety, depression, or severe mental illness and a lowered risk of heart disease?
Join us as we talk to PA Laura Wendzich from Station 2 Clinic and her take on the intersection of happiness and health. She’s armed with lots of data, research and ways to unlock more happiness. We’ll also touch on hobbies, gratitude, kindness, reducing loneliness and creating social connections that can affect our heart health for good.
Check out the links below from Laura:
Coursera Free Classes:
- The Science of Well-being by Dr. Laurie Santos, professor in psychology and cognitive science at Yale University.
- The Science of Well-Being for Teens
Goal Setting:
WOOP: Wish Outcome Obstacle Plan
WOOP is a five-minute mental restructuring that you can use to tackle any problem. It stands for Wish, Outcome, Obstacles, Plan. Wish: You decide exactly what it is you want, the more precise the better. Outcome: Take a minute to live in the anticipated reality of what exactly it will look and feel like if your wish comes true. Obstacles: After the positive visualization, identify what inner obstacles may hold you back from fulfilling your wish Plan: Finally, create a plan for what can be done to overcome your obstacles.
If this obstacle gets in your way, then how will you overcome it? Woopmylife.org
Experts:
Social relationships and health
Dr. Sheldon Cohen, a psychologist at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh
Prosocial Spending and Happiness: Using Money to Benefit Others Pays Off
Dunn, Elizabeth W., Lara B. Aknin, and Michael I. Norton, Harvard Library
Mistakenly Seeking Solitude
Nicholas Epley, University of Chicago; Juliana Schroeder, University of California, Berkeley
