La Jolla Community Center presents Dr. Mara Karpel​​: Connecting to Your Passion & Joy in Times of Stress & Isolation. It’s easy to get caught up in the stress of an unsteady world and forget that life is meant to be lived fully. However, Dr. Mara Karpel, psychologist and author of The Passionate Life: Creating Joy & Vitality at Any Age, has a remedy. In this presentation, Dr. Mara will offer tips for you to reconnect to the joyfulness of living a purpose-filled and meaningful life. She will guide you to listen to your heart’s whispers and decipher these clues to live your passion, even while the world turns upside down, the new normal has yet to be experienced, and isolation and uncertainty prevail. About Dr. Mara Karpel​​ Dr. Mara Karpel has dedicated her life to guiding the way for adults including seniors, caregivers, and veterans to overcome the challenges that prevent them from living a joy-filled and passionate life. Her book, The Passionate Life: Creating Vitality & Joy at Any Age was published in 2018.