During the any season, the idea of giving drives many people to help in selfless ways.
You know what giving does to change the world, but you haven't heard much about what giving does to the giver.
Is there any science to back up the idea that giving is good for you, the giver?
The resounding answer is yes.
Dr. Roizen's guest is Jenny Santi, author of the new book, The Giving Way to Happiness: Stories and Science Behind the Life-Changing Power of Giving.
Learn the interesting way your brain is "hardwired" to give, how giving affects your health, and practical lessons on what kind of giving makes people the happiest.
Bonus!
Happiness is Powerful Medicine
Selected Podcast
Happiness & The Power of Giving
Featuring:
Jenny Santi was born and raised in Manila in the Philippines; has lived in London, the French Loire Valley and Singapore, and is now based in New York. Santi is a philanthropy advisor to some of the world's most generous philanthropists and celebrity activists, and for five years beginning at only 28, was the Head of Philanthropy Services (Southeast Asia) for the world's largest wealth manager.
She holds an MBA from INSEAD, went to Wharton business school as an exchange student, graduated summa cum laude from the Ateneo de Manila University, attended New York University's Heyman Center for Philanthropy & Fundraising, and is a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy.
She is a frequent commentator on the topic of philanthropy and has been quoted in the New York Times, International Herald Tribune, on Channel NewsAsia, and on BBC World News.
Jenny Santi, Author
Jenny Santi was born and raised in Manila in the Philippines; has lived in London, the French Loire Valley and Singapore, and is now based in New York. Santi is a philanthropy advisor to some of the world's most generous philanthropists and celebrity activists, and for five years beginning at only 28, was the Head of Philanthropy Services (Southeast Asia) for the world's largest wealth manager. She holds an MBA from INSEAD, went to Wharton business school as an exchange student, graduated summa cum laude from the Ateneo de Manila University, attended New York University's Heyman Center for Philanthropy & Fundraising, and is a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy.
She is a frequent commentator on the topic of philanthropy and has been quoted in the New York Times, International Herald Tribune, on Channel NewsAsia, and on BBC World News.
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