What is happiness? On the podcast this week, Debra talks to Happiness and Health Researcher, Dr Gillian Mandich to discover the truth about happiness. 

 

EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS 

• The science of happiness and what happiness is. 
• The surprising findings that came up in Gillian’s happiness research. 
• The difference between happiness and joy. 
• The dark side of happiness. 
• How technology can impact our level of happiness. 
• How we can learn to be happier in challenging, difficult and stressful environments. 
• Practical tips to boost your happiness. 
• The relationship between self-care and happiness. 

 

Dr Gillian Mandich has a PhD from Western University in Health Science, specialising in Health Promotion. Her primary areas of research are happiness and health, and her work combines the latest research, practical wisdom, and an engaging style to help people live happier healthier lives.

 

Dr Mandich is passionate about research. She is the founder of The International Happiness Institute of Health Science Research and is a part of the Meant2Prevent research team at SickKids. She appears regularly in the media on shows such as The Social, Marilyn Denis, Breakfast Television, The Morning Show, and CBC; is a graduate Student Innovation Scholar Program at the Richard Ivey School of Business Pierre L. Morrissette Institute for Entrepreneurship and WORLDiscoveries®; the co-lead investigator of The Canadian Happiness At Work Study.

 

Dr Mandich is a top-rated speaker (both in-person and online) and is represented by ProSpeakers, she was recently named the CanFitPro 2020 Canadian Presenter of the Year, and has given two TEDx talks: “The Surprising Truth About Happiness” at TEDx Yorkville and “The Two Things You Need To Know To Be Happier Today” at TEDx Windsor.  

  

SHOW NOTES

Get all episode show notes here:

https://www.debrashepherd.com.au/debra-shepherd-podcast

  

CONNECT WITH DR GILLIAN MANDICH:  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gillianmandich/ 

Website: https://www.gillianmandich.com/ 

  

CONNECT WITH DEBRA:  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_debrashepherd  

Website: https://www.debrashepherd.com.au  

 

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