Tia Graham is on a mission to inspire transformation through the science of happiness and neuroscience.
To borrow from Aristotle, “Happiness is the meaning and the purpose of life—the whole aim and end of human existence.” For author and entrepreneur Tia Graham happiness is the secret sauce to thriving in business and life. After she had her second daughter and returned to work as director of sales and marketing at The London West Hollywood Hotel, she was not happy. “I was attempting to balance my executive career, motherhood, marriage, friendships, physical health, family, and all else. I felt as if I were failing at all of it,” says Graham. “I was stressed, overwhelmed, full of guilt, angry, sad and felt stuck.” While Graham, like many others, had painful and challenging moments in her life before going back to when she was a child, at this moment when she was returning to work, she was particularly unhappy. “I thought that maybe it would be my new normal,” she shares. “I have always been a very positive and optimistic person and have made choices to increase my happiness and well-being. But this thought terrified me.” Being miserable impacted every part of Graham’s personal and professional life. At this low point she began researching happiness and the science of happiness. She turned to Tal Ben-Shahar, PhD who taught the popular Positive Psychology course at Harvard University. Graham received a certificate in Happiness Studies and Teaching Happiness Ben-Shahar’s Happiness Studies Academy. She became certified in neuroscience from The Neuroscience School and is now a speaker and coach at the annual World Happiness Summit. “My neuroscience and positive psychology research gave me the scientific knowledge on why happiness is vital,” says Graham.
