Sip with a Scientist

UC Riverside distinguished professor of psychology and best-selling author Sonja Lyubomirsky will discuss her new book How to Feel Loved, in which she challenges our instinct to earn love by presenting our best selves, and instead points to the power of authenticity, including our imperfections and vulnerabilities. Integrating research from well-being and relationship science, this session will explore how the way we show up in our relationships, what we express, what we hold back, and how we respond to others shapes whether love is actually felt on both sides. How do small shifts in how we communicate and engage change whether someone feels seen, valued, and understood? And how, in turn, does that transform our own experience of being loved? Come for the free admission and free appetizers, stay for the psychology.