Be Happy! The Science of Happiness and How to Be Happier at the South Branch of the Peabody Library

Do you ever find yourself wishing you could feel happier? Many of us do and we think we will feel happier as a result of something - such as finding a new job, finishing a project, losing 10 pounds, etc. However, psychologists and neurologists are now realizing that happiness can be more readily achieved through changing the way we think. Lizzie Linn Casanave, professor of philosophy at NECC, will explain this revolutionary concept and provide you with practical tools for achieving this new mindset.

Lizzie Linn Casanave has been teaching Philosophy for over 10 years. She received her BA in Philosophy/Religion and World Perspectives and her MA in Critical and Creative Thinking. She is also the Study Abroad Short Course Coordinator at Northern Essex Community College. Her curriculum includes a workshop on the 'Science of Happiness' which looks at happiness though the lens of positive psychology.

Be Happy! The Science of Happiness and How to Be Happier will take place at the South Branch of the Peabody Institute Library, 78 Lynn St. on Thursday, July 27 at 7PM. The program is free, but space is limited and registration is required. For more information and to reserve your free spot, please go to www.peabodylibrary.org or call 978-531-3380.

This program is presented by the Northern Essex Community College Speaker's Bureau and generously sponsored by the Friends of the Peabody Institute Libraries.