On this episode of Finding Your Bliss, we have a show all about Happiness! Judy Librach is joined by Happiness Researcher Dr. Gillian Mandich.

Dr. Gillian Mandich has a PhD from Western University in Health Science, specializing 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; Research Associate at The World Database of Happiness, based out of Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands; co-lead investigator of The Canadian Happiness At Work Study; and is a part of the Meant2Prevent research team at SickKids Hospital.

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®; has been named one of Canada’s top Health Leaders four years in a row by OptiMYz Magazine and 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.

Also on the program, we have the very talented singer/songwriter Michelle Yu. Michelle Yu (she/her) is a Toronto based artist who is about to enter her final year at Sheridan College in the Honours Bachelor of Music Theatre Performance Program. She is a big believer in art that reflects the world we live in, especially spotlighting marginalized communities. Currently you can find her performing in the Toronto Fringe Festival, in a piece called “We Knew Each Other Once Before” by Dante Green.

Join us this Saturday at 1 PM on Finding Your Bliss. For more information on our show, you can follow us @theblissminute on Instagram and Facebook. Also be sure to visit our online magazine at www.findingyourbliss.com

Check out Michelle's Live performance on the show, accompanying herself on the guitar!

Click on the link below to listen-

https://soundcloud.com/user-201921535-658441499/michelle-yu-unwritten-live-performance

More from Gillian- www.gillianmandich.com