Air Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2017

During this week’s radio show you will learn about:

• The United Nations International Day of Happiness
• Lisa’s New Book “Are We Happy Yet? Eight Keys to Unlocking a Joyful Life”
• The UN’s World Happiness Report
• How to begin your personal evolution and find authentic happiness

Michelle Gielan, national CBS News anchor turned positive psychology researcher, is the best-selling author of Broadcasting Happiness. Michelle is the Founder of the Institute for Applied Positive Research and is partnered with Arianna Huffington to study how transformative stories fuel success. She is an Executive Producer of “The Happiness Advantage” Special on PBS and a featured professor in Oprah’s Happiness course. Michelle holds a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, and her research and advice have received attention from The New York Times, Washington Post, FORBES, CNN, FOX, and Harvard Business Review. More here.

Maher Nasser, Director of the Outreach Division in the United Nations Department of Public Information    is a graduate of Bir Zeit University near Ramallah with a degree in civil engineering. Nasser has served the UN in Gaza, Jerusalem, Amman, Cairo, Vienna and New York. Mr. Nasser became Director of DPI’s Outreach Division in February 2011. From April to mid-August 2012 and from August 2014 to February 2015, Mr. Nasser was Acting Head of the United Nations Department of Public Information. More here.