On Purpose: Lessons in Life and Health from the Frog, the Dung Beetle, and Julia

Closing Keynote Address at the 2014 Depression on College Campuses Conference

Speaker:
Victor J. Strecher, PhD, MPH, Professor and Director for Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship, University of Michigan School of Public Health

Long-held assumptions and beliefs about health, motivation, and change -- subjects on which Dr. Strecher has been writing and speaking for years -- are reconsidered. This presentation takes a graphic journey through ancient and modern philosophy, literature, psychology, genetics, neuroscience, and Egyptology, where you will be introduced to an unlikely role model: a six-legged superhero with a unique relationship to a ball of excrement. In the presentation, Dr. Strecher will also demonstrate a platform of multimedia strategies designed to help people make quantum, meaningful, and fully engaged changes in their lives, which can positively impact both physical and mental health.

Rackham Auditorium
University of Michigan
March 13, 2014

[markcheung]

Very inspiring and powerful guide for one to visualize 'purpose' in one's life.

[sheezbeez]

Dr Strecher thank you much for this awesome lesson. I have taken time to write down my purpose and let’s just say my depression/ fear has almost been completely cured. I can function and feel so much better in myself. Thank you 🙏🏾