Happiness and Wellbeing from the Isotope Queen

 

"Meditation" and Mat and "Mangroves" and Marilyn, 2021

A bright spot in an otherwise challenging month with health care issues was giving a lecture to Matthew Wooller’s class on Happiness and Wellbeing at the University of Alaska. Seemingly, this topic might not be what you’d think a terminally ill patient might be an “expert” on, but I’ve needed to build capacity to handle what comes progressively with ALS.

 

Tip 1: Laughter is your best medicine.

Tip 2: Figure out what gets you up in the morning. Go for it.

 

Tip 3: It’s OK to cry every now again and grieve your losses.

 

Have a look at these zoom recordings of my lecture and other thoughts about being a woman in science and science advocacy.

 

1) Introduction to Happiness, Wellbeing and Guest Speaker Dr. Marilyn Fogel

https://media.uaf.edu/media/t/1_da3kykne

 

2) Happiness and Wellbeing Tip # 1 from Marilyn

https://media.uaf.edu/media/t/1_ta5ccb75

 

3) Happiness and Wellbeing Tip # 2 from Marilyn

https://media.uaf.edu/media/t/1_72t8rky2

 

4) Happiness and Wellbeing Tip # 3 from Marilyn

https://media.uaf.edu/media/t/1_1k99gdcq

 

Mat and Marilyn in Belize, 2002

 

 

5) Tips on work life balance and being a woman in science

https://media.uaf.edu/media/t/1_44etd5st

 

6) Tips on advocacy

https://media.uaf.edu/media/t/1_pbjp6ykh

 

7) Mat tells a story of a shared golden moment and gratitude

https://media.uaf.edu/media/t/1_bcdr3nco

 

See Mat’s work in Alaska: "the Well" - promoting the science and practice of Happiness and Wellbeing

https://sites.google.com/alaska.edu/thewell/home