Conversations from Byron
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About the speakers
Robert Waldinger
Robert Waldinger is Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and co-author of The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness.
James Kirby
James Kirby is a clinical psychologist, senior lecturer, and director of the Compassionate Mind Research Group at the University of Queensland.
Hilton Koppe
Hilton Koppe is an educator, doctor, podcaster and now published author. His debut book is One Curious Doctor: A Memoir of Medicine, Migration and Mortality.
David Roland
Dr David Roland is a writer and psychologist whose work is informed by his lived experience and professional training. His latest book is The Power of Suffering.
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