Embarking on a Journey to Happiness in 7 Steps

Meet this week’s guest:

Aliénor Salmon, Happiness Expert, Author, Speaker, Founder

Aliénor Salmon is a French-British author, speaker and consultant. After graduating from King’s College London with a master’s degree in war studies, Aliénor worked as a field researcher studying issues related to education in Mongolia and along the Thailand/Myanmar border, before eventually settling in Bangkok where she worked for UNESCO.

She founded Bailando Journey after leaving her dream job as a happiness researcher at the UN to follow her dream of learning to dance around the world. She documented her transformational journey, exploring the local culture, history, and way of life with every step.

Through her work, Aliénor seeks to help others incorporate happiness science into their daily lives by exploring their values, habits and beliefs, and creating a roadmap to design their happiest life and follow their dreams through personal development and enhanced well-being.

She splits her time between Latin America and Europe, and is based in Lisbon, Portugal. Her debut memoir Finding Rhythm, which is based on her very own Bailando Journey was published by Apollo Publishers in New York on 16 March 2021.