The Key to a Life Well-Lived | Kristine Klussman | TEDxNashville

Do you wonder if there’s more to life than what you’re living? Health Psychologist Kristine Klussman PhD did. She shares the single, simple key to transform mere existence into a life rich with meaning, purpose, and enduring satisfaction. Kristine Klussman PhD is a health psychology writer, speaker, researcher and community organizer dedicated to helping individuals more effectively solve societal problems by emphasizing personal accountability and transformation. After completing her degrees and post-doc training at Palo Alto University, Medical College of Virginia and Harvard Medical School, she returned to her native Bay Area to found and direct California Pacific Medical Center’s Health Psychology Program, which provided free behavioral and motivational counseling to seriously ill patients and their families. This experience prompted her interest in developing a new connection-based theory of well-being, and she went on to found and direct Connection Lab, a psychology research center exploring tools to help the greatest number of people live more productive, fulfilling, and authentic lives. Her first book, introducing her theory of connection as the simplest path to lasting well-being, is anticipated later this year. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx