{"id":1709,"date":"2015-03-18T21:54:12","date_gmt":"2015-03-18T21:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.happiness-speaker.co.uk\/?p=1709"},"modified":"2015-03-18T21:54:12","modified_gmt":"2015-03-18T21:54:12","slug":"news-release-20th-march-un-international-day-of-happiness-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/building.happiness-speaker.com\/?p=1709","title":{"rendered":"News Release | 20th March – UN International Day of Happiness 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"

20th March 2015 – UN International Day of Happiness:<\/h2>\n

Happiness Expert researches what makes us happy<\/h3>\n

In 2012 the United Nations General Assembly designated 20th<\/sup> March as International Day of Happiness<\/a> in recognition of the importance of happiness and well-being as public policy objectives as well as human goals and aspirations around the world.\u00a0 Since then, a number of activities designed to raise awareness of this day have taken place all over the world every year.\u00a0 This year, the UN have teamed up with Pharrell Williams and Google to create the world\u2019s largest \u2018Happy Party\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Frederika Roberts, The Happiness Speaker<\/a>, firmly believes that working on our happiness benefits all areas of our lives.\u00a0 She celebrates UN International Day of Happiness this year by researching what she calls the \u2018Little Happiness Ingredients\u2019: The little things that contribute to individuals people\u2019s happiness.<\/p>\n

\u201cHappiness is too important to be left to chance\u201d, says Frederika.\u00a0 \u201cIt is a choice we make.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Little Happiness Ingredients Project<\/a> launched on 20th<\/sup> February and, since then, over 1,000 responses to the question \u201cWhat is your favourite \u2018Little Happiness Ingredient\u2019?\u201d have flooded in from the UK, Canada, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Malta, Luxembourg, Australia and New Zealand.\u00a0\u00a0 Frederika\u2019s aim is that this project will help participants to re-discover the things they love doing, just for fun and that, when the final results are published, we can all discover some more \u2018Little Happiness Ingredients\u2019 we may want to build into our lives.<\/p>\n

Frederika adds that \u201cdiscovering our \u2018Little Happiness Ingredients\u2019 is a small but significant step towards working on our own happiness.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both of Frederika\u2019s daughters were born with severe, complex and life-threatening heart conditions.\u00a0 Between them, they have had two cardiac arrests, three open heart surgeries and numerous other hospital stays.\u00a0 Frederika, her husband and her two daughters have not just survived these ordeals, but found a way to thrive and enjoy what at times seemed impossible: \u00a0a \u2018normal\u2019 family life, full of laughter, fun, school runs, work, arguments, banter and teenage angst!\u00a0 Frederika has turned her experiences into inner strength and determination.\u00a0 Through her speaking, workshops (including Laughter Yoga sessions) and writing, she shares what she has learnt with schools, businesses and charities so that others can also work on their happiness and reap the rewards\u00a0in their personal and working lives.\u00a0 Frederika\u2019s book, \u2018Recipe for Happiness: 9 essential ingredients for a happy life\u2019, is available in Kindle and paperback formats from www.recipe-for-happiness.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Entries to the \u2018Little Happiness Ingredients\u2019 Project will be received until 2pm GMT on Thursday 19th<\/sup> March 2015 and initial findings will be published on 20th<\/sup> March, UN International Day of Happiness.\u00a0 The link for entries and for preliminary findings is: www.happiness-speaker.co.uk\/lhiproject<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Contact: <\/strong><\/p>\n

Frederika Roberts, The Happiness Speaker (www.happiness-speaker.co.uk<\/a> )<\/p>\n

e-mail: fred@happiness-speaker.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Tel: 07984 80 66 51<\/p>\n

Twitter: @frederika_r<\/a><\/p>\n

Facebook: Frederika Roberts<\/a> \/ The Happiness Speaker<\/a><\/p>\n

LinkedIn: Frederika Roberts<\/a><\/p>\n

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Further information <\/strong><\/p>\n

The social media hashtags #LittleHappinessIngredients<\/em><\/strong> and #LHIProject<\/em><\/strong> are associated with this project.\u00a0 The project web page is http:\/\/happiness-speaker.co.uk\/lhiproject<\/a><\/p>\n

Frederika is available for press and media interviews to discuss the survey and initial results, or to talk about happiness strategies and why happiness is important in all aspects of life.<\/p>\n

Frederika is a Professional Speaker, Author<\/a> and certified Laughter Yoga Leader.<\/p>\n

She inspires her audiences to take action and work on their happiness as a foundation to success, productivity and improved health.<\/p>\n

Born in Italy, of dual Italian and German nationalities, Frederika moved to Luxembourg with her parents when she was two years old.\u00a0 She then moved to the UK in 1990 to study at the University of Bradford, where she also met her husband.<\/p>\n

After obtaining her Business and Management degree, Frederika undertook post-graduate studies in education and became a qualified teacher.\u00a0 Over the years, she has worked in education, recruitment and marketing and has set up and run her own businesses.<\/p>\n

Frederika\u2019s clients to date have included the BBC, Greater Manchester Police, schools and charities. \u00a0She is President of the Yorkshire Region of the Professional Speaking Association of the UK and Ireland (PSA<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Frederika regularly speaks to the press and media, including BBC radio, about her expert subject and other topics.\u00a0 She is available to speak on:<\/p>\n