Purpose + Life = Happiness | A Conversation

Happiness is an elusive state that often seems beyond one’s grasp. Or, is it? University of Michigan professor Vic Strecher spoke with Sarah Bearup-Neal, Glen Arbor Arts Center gallery manager, about his thinking and writing on the role purposeful living plays in human happiness. This recorded, video conversation is part of the GAAC’s exhibit, Happy, January 12 – March 21, 2024. Enjoy this conversation now.

Strecher has been a professor in UM’s Department of Health Behavior Health Education at the University of Michigan since 1995. For the first 15 years, he focused on cancer prevention and control. Strecher’s latest research now focuses on living life with purpose. His books — Life On Purpose and the graphic novel On Purpose – are the true to the old adage: Write what you know. In 2010, the entire Strecher family was thrown a monumental curveball, which put Strecher, his wife, and daughter into an existential tailspin. Out of that life-changing event came Strecher’s research into human happiness.

To learn more about the Happy exhibit go here: https://glenarborart.org/events/exhibit-happy.

Learn more about Vic Strecher’s books Life on Purpose, On Purpose, and his research here: https://www.vicstrecher.com.