[@HomewithMac] Unlocking the Ways to Optimizing Your Well-Being

As you step into the new year with fresh personal and professional goals, discover how evidence-based strategies from positive psychology can transform your mindset and increase your well-being.

Join Carla Labella '97, author of The WOW Book, for an inspiring discussion where she will share practical insights and research-backed techniques designed to bridge the gap between knowing what to do and actually getting it done.

This talk will be hosted by Dr. Joe Kim, Professor in the department of Psychology, Neuroscience and Behaviour, and through an engaging discussion, Carla and Dr. Kim will discuss some of the wellness tips outlined in her book and explore the science of goal setting and achieving. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about the tools aimed at optimizing your well-being so that you can make this year your most fulfilling one yet!

By registering and attending this webinar, you will be entered into a giveaway for a chance to win one of 10 copies of Carla Labella's book, The WOW Book: Ways of Optimizing Well-Being.

About our speakers:

Carla LaBella is a professor of psychology at Mohawk College in Hamilton, Ontario. She has gained a reputation for being an authority on positive psychology and is a sought-after speaker on this topic at the college and in her community. With over 20 years of experience teaching psychology and co-creating and teaching the ever-popular Positive Psychology course, she brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to her work. Over the years, she has received awards for her teaching and community work in suicide prevention. Her debut book, The WOW Book: Ways for Optimizing Well-Being was recently published by FriesenPress (2024). Aside from being a teacher, she is a yoga-enthusiast, avid non-fiction reader, a mom to two boys, and a partner to her husband.

Dr. Joe Kim is Professor in the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour at McMaster University, where he has three major roles: Director of the Education and Cognition Lab, Faculty Director of the McCall MacBain Postdoctoral Fellows Teach and Leadership Program, and principal instructor for the innovative McMaster introductory psychology program where he teaches first year psychology to over 2000 students each year.

The @HomewithMac Series is generously sponsored by our affinity partner Manulife