Can kindness help us be healthier as well as happier?

After years in emergency medicine, Dr Kelli Harding became curious about why similar cases often had drastically different outcomes. She stumbled on a remarkable study of rabbits, where heart disease was avoided for one group looked after by a particularly kind researcher. This sparked her ground-breaking research into how kindness can enable us to live longer, healthier and happier lives.

At this special event, Kelli will reveal the vital importance of social connection and what we can do about it. She'll show us why every kind and positive action we take can help us and others around us too. Kelli will explain why connection and kindness may be even more important for our health than other factors (such as exercise, diet or sleep). And she'll share practical actions you can take to discover and share the benefits in your daily life.

The event will take place on Zoom at 7pm London time (GMT).

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About The Speaker

Dr Kelli Harding is an assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and has spent much of her career in the emergency room at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. She's appeared on the Today show, Good Morning America, NPR, BBC and in the New York Times and the Washington Post. Dr Harding lives with her family in New York City. She is author of The Rabbit Effect: Live Longer, Happier, and Healthier with the Groundbreaking Science of Kindness.

The event will be hosted by Dr Mark Williamson from Action for Happiness.