Archive for the Education and Community Category

Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy! Want to be happier? Stay in the moment When are humans most happy? To gather data on this question, Matt Killingsworth built an app, Track Your Happiness, that let people report their feelings in real time. Among

Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy! Where joy hides and how to find it Cherry blossoms and rainbows, bubbles and googly eyes: Why do some things seem to create such universal joy? In this captivating talk, Ingrid Fetell Lee reveals the surprisingly tangible

Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy! How to find laughter anywhere Why are some people really funny and others … not so much? Comedian Chris Duffy shows how you can sharpen your sense of humor and start laughing every day — by seeing

Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy! How I found resilience through artistry How did Misty Copeland break barriers and become one of the world’s most famous ballerinas? In this powerful talk, she charts her rise from childhood adversity to history-making dancer at the

Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy! Wicked’s costume designer on how to tell stories with clothes If you’ve ever been swept away by the worlds of “Wicked,” “Hamilton” or “West Side Story,” you’ve seen Paul Tazewell’s breathtaking costumes. The Oscar-winning designer (whose work

Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy! Gratitude Nature’s beauty can be easily missed — but not through Louie Schwartzberg’s lens. His stunning time-lapse photography, accompanied by powerful words from Benedictine monk Brother David Steindl-Rast, serves as a meditation on being grateful for every

Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy! How to Unlock your Flirting Superpowers What’s the right way to flirt? According to love coach Francesca Hogi, it doesn’t have to be shallow or creepy — it can be a genuine chance for human connection. In

Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy! Relationship advice from 50+ years of marriage How do you ensure your marriage lasts a long time? Julie and John Gottman are the world’s leading relationship scientists — and they’ve also been married for more than 50

Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy! How to tap into your awareness — and why meditation is easier than you think Meditation asks you to slip into a state of serene presence. But why does something that sounds effortless often feel so difficult?

Here is your weekly SSA Connection – Hope you enjoy! How to calm your anxiety from a neuroscientist What if you could transform your anxiety into something you can actually use during your work day? Neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki shares two evidence-based activities — breathing and movement —