Find Your Light

The journey towards happiness and positivity starts within every single one of us! By taking this course, you will learn how to ignite the light within yourself which has the power to positively impact, not just your own well-being, but the well-being of the world around you. Enroll now, and begin to learn how to spread compassion, empathy, and love across the world.

  • Improve your self-awareness through evidence-based techniques

  • Practice compassion with yourself and others

  • Help spread compassion globally

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In partnership with the National Program for Happiness & Wellbeing

Message from H.E. Ohood bint Khalfan Al Roumi

Minister of State for Happiness and Wellbeing and the Director General of the Prime Minister’s Office at the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs and the Future in the UAE government.

"Dear All, We are delighted to announce “Find your Light” a course designed in cooperation between the Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences and the National Programme for Happiness & Wellbeing. This course builds on our long standing social and moral values that have guided our way of life since our beloved nation’s inception, and enhancing mental health and wellbeing during COVID-19 and beyond. Our cooperation represents, yet another step in our national efforts driven by the directives of UAE’s Leadership, on realizing our full potential and motivating social solidarity in supporting wellbeing and enhancing mental health, and instilling the values of compassion within the UAE society in our journey to overcome the ongoing global pandemic crisis. This unique learning track that was developed by a group of doctors and mental health specialists, provides innovative tools and guidance to participants and contributors in achieving their full potentials in order to help improve social mental health and aims to enhance levels of compassion and human connections. We learn together the importance of inclusiveness and elevating self-awareness to help deal with the current circumstances we are living today, which creates a positive impact on our society and supports our country’s vision in enhancing mental health and wellbeing in the UAE. I wish you all a prosperous health and fulfillment, Thank you"

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Instructors

Dr. Ammar Albanna

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, MBRU. Head of Mental Health Center of Excellence, Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital (AJCH)

Aimen Ansari, Ed. M.

Education Consultant and Curriculum Specialist

Dr. Reem AlGurg

Director of Strategy and Institutional Excellence, MBRU

Dr. Meshal Sultan

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, MBRU. Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, AJCH

Dr. Sarah Almarzooqi

Assistant Professor of Psychology, MBRU. Clinical Psychologist, AJCH

Dr. Fady Serry

Assistant Professor of Psychology, MBRU. Clinical Psychologist, AJCH

Dr. Nabil Zary

Professor of Medical Education, MBRU

Special Contributors

Dr. Yasser Ad-Dab’bagh

Consultant Psychoanalyst and Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Dammam, KSA

Learning Design Team

Leigh Powell

Senior Learning Designer

Mersiha Kovacevic

Learning Designer

Arwa Alharbi

Digital Content Developer

Deema Majjan

Learning Technologist

Communications and External Relations Team

Nujood Al Khloofi

Director - Communications and External Relations

Ala'a Azayem

Manager - Digital Marketing

Glendon Potato

Executive – Multimedia

Mark Mones

Senior Executive - Creatives