Why We Must Do New Things to Live a Happier Life | Lu Ann Cahn | TEDxWilmingtonWomen

Intrigued by her daughter’s suggestion Lu Ann took her up on it: she overcame her midlife routine with a passion to do something new every day. The resulting adventures, stories, and heart-grabbing moments are highlighted in this compelling talk. Lu Ann Cahn is the author of the inspirational memoir “I Dare Me“, an entertaining look back on a year that changed everything for her. The book grew out of a blog which chronicled this veteran journalist, mother and two time cancer survivor’s adventures trying something new every single day to get her life “unstuck“. She went on this year long adventure while working her full time “day job” as an 8-time Emmy award-winning journalist with NBC10 News in Philadelphia. In December 2014, Cahn left her 40 year career in broadcast news to dare audiences across the country and students at Temple University as the Director of Career Services for the School of Media and Communication. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at