A free virtual program of Marlene Myerson JCC.

Join Ginny Sassaman for an exploration of how to encourage others, as well as ourselves, to make changes to build a world that supports maximum happiness for all. She will share excerpts from her book, Preaching Happiness, and looks forward to hearing what participants have to say on the topic..

Ginny Sassaman is a co-founder and past president of Gross National Happiness USA. She created the Happiness Paradigm as a platform for teaching, writing about, and advocating for greater personal happiness and for creating systematic changes to enhance maximum well-being for all. Since 2013, she has served as a lay preacher in Unitarian Universalist churches on these topics; 16 of these sermons are included in her book, Preaching Happiness: Creating a Just and Joyful World (Rootstock Publishing, 2020). Ginny holds a master’s degree in mediation, and a certificate in positive psychology. Her past careers have included a stint as co-host and associate producer at a public television station in Hershey, Pennsylvania; working in Washington, D.C. as media communications director for Common Cause, American University, and the Women’s Legal Defense Fund; 13 years as a full-time watercolor artist; and ongoing work as a mediator and facilitator.

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