Happiness Hub
Finding Happiness can be an elusive experience, especially when living away from the support of family and friends. Allianz has teamed up with Vanessa King, Science of Happiness Expert, to explore happiness, its benefits and the steps expats can take to impact wellbeing and happiness in their professional and private life.
Discover how to improve your expat happiness
Discover how to improve your expat happiness
Take our Expat Happiness Habits Quiz today to identify areas you may want to focus on to make the most of expat life.
Webinar on demand
Webinar on demand
Make the most of your expat assignment by actively cultivating your happiness. Watch Vanessa King, Science of Happiness Expert, for our webinar on how to factor happiness into day-to-day expat life.
7 Days of Happiness with Jolanta Burke
Looking for helpful tips and tricks on how to weave more happiness into your life as an expat? Dr Jolanta Burke, Chartered Psychologist, joins us for our 7 Days of Happiness' series.
For many people, Monday can be a particularly challenging day.
Wednesday - the halfway point for many
workers.
workers.
For many of us, Friday signals the beginning of the weekend, and taking some time to relax after a long, busy week.
Dr Jolanta Burke shares her thoughts on how to have a happy and fulfilling Sunday.
Did you know that refocusing your attention from you to others can improve your happiness?
Dr Jolanta Burke asks us to take the time to connect with each other.
Dr Jolanta Burke shares some insights on how we can best use our Saturday to do the things we have wanted to do for weeks, but have been putting off!
Thank you, Dr Jolanta Burke, for joining and sharing your tips and insights.
Can we learn to be happy?
The good news is, yes! Research from psychology and neuroscience, is showing that happiness is a skill that can be learned.
Watch Science of Happiness Expert, Vanessa King’s video on the skill of happiness to find out how.
Learn more abouthow to feel happy today.
Watch Science of Happiness Expert, Vanessa King’s video on the skill of happiness to find out how.
Learn more abouthow to feel happy today.
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What is happiness?
We use the word ‘happy’ a lot but how often do we think about what it really means? Is it fleeting moments of pleasure or something more?
Watch Vanessa King’s video on What is Happiness, to understand what truly makes us happy as expats and in life.
Find out more about the meaning of happiness.
Watch Vanessa King’s video on What is Happiness, to understand what truly makes us happy as expats and in life.
Find out more about the meaning of happiness.
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The Science of Happiness - How happiness affects expats
Should we take our happiness as expats seriously? It turns out we should, but not for the reasons you might think.
Watch Vanessa King’s video on The Science of Happiness and the difference feeling happy can make to our professional lives.
Watch Vanessa King’s video on The Science of Happiness and the difference feeling happy can make to our professional lives.
Find out more about the Science of Happiness.
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About Vanessa King
Vanessa King is a Leading expert in the practical application of positive psychology in workplaces and communities. She combines in-depth knowledge of the science of motivation, happiness, resilience, and wellbeing to enable people to get the most from work and life. Vanessa holds a Master’s degree in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania.
About Dr Jolanta Burke
- Dr Jolanta Burke is a chartered psychologist (British Psychological Society) specialising in applying Positive Psychology in daily life, whose mission is to help people live a better life. As a Senior Lecturer and researcher in the Centre for Positive Psychology and Health at RCSI University of Medicine and Social Sciences in Ireland, Dr Burke lectures in topics such as wellbeing, positive education, positive leadership, physical, psychological health and research. In our 7 Days of Happiness series, Dr Burke provides helpful tips and tricks on how we can weave more happiness into our lives.
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Take the 30 days challenge for a happier you!
Take the 30 days challenge for a happier you!
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Happy abroad
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