HonorHealth Foundation and the Women Physicians Leadership Council hosted The Happiness Brunch presented by HonorHealth on Saturday, April 25, with guest speaker Dr. Laurie Santos.

Yale professor and host of The Happiness Lab podcast, Dr. Santos helps people improve their well-being with the science of happiness.

Takeaways from The Science of Happiness

Top 10 Tips from the Science of Well-Being

1. Happiness matters for your performance
2. Make time for social connection (even if you don't feel like it)
3. Helping others makes us happier than we expect
4. Make time for gratitude every day
5. Healthy practices (exercise and sleep) matter more than we expect
6. Be in the present moment and savor the good things
7. Be in the present moment even if it feels yucky
8. Improve performance with self-compassion
9. Love your work by focusing on your strengths
10. Become wealthy in time not in money

Download Dr. Santos's 10 takeaways (PDF)

The RAIN Method by Tara Brach

Recognize what is happening

Allow feeling to be just as it is

Investigate with interest and care

Nurture with self-compassion

For more information:

https://www.drlauriesantos.com/

https://www.coursera.org/learn/the-science-of-well-being

https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/the-happiness-lab-with-dr-laurie-santos

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