Happy on Purpose is a bestselling weekly newsletter packed with clever ideas and wise advice for infusing more joy, delight, and fun into your everyday life.
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My childhood made me an expert on unhappiness. At 10, I read Pollyanna and adopted her “glad game” to find tiny pockets of joy amidst my chaotic and unhappy home life in Australia. Upon discovering the meaning of ameliorate, the root of my name, I decided that my mission would be to make things better.
Becoming a lawyer seemed like a good way to do this, but it didn’t stick. In my early twenties, I left Australia to work in London and New York at financial services and nonprofit organizations, including Goldman Sachs and StoryCorps, managing complex global projects and raising money to finance ambitious goals.
A part-time introvert, I love chatting at parties (providing they start early!) equally as much as curling up on the sofa with a good book or watching a great show. Some other things I’m passionate about: racquet sports, cooking, dining out, entertaining, and learning about other people and cultures through traveling.
I live in beautiful, bucolic Dutchess County, New York, with my husband, two children, two dogs, and six chickens.
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