Aired Thursday, 1 December 2016, 2:00 PM ET

What is it about giving to another that warms the heart and soul? Could it be that we are hardwired to give? Could giving to others promote love, joy, peace, community, charity, caring and self worth within us?

The answer to all of those questions is yes. And, now there is science to prove that giving promotes happiness.

While the road to happiness may appear to be wide, varied, and highly individualized, there are common threads that delight us all especially when we step into the joy of giving.

Join Sylvia and her guest, Jenny Santi, author of The Giving Way To Happiness: Stories and Science Behind the Life-Changing Power of Giving.

About the Guest Jenny Santi

Jenny Santi is a philanthropy advisor to some of the world’s most generous philanthropists and celebrity activist. In 2013 she founded Saint & Partners, a consulting practice that has served clients including signatories of the Buffett-Gates Giving Pledge, an Academy Award-winning actress, and leading financial institutions in Europe and Asia, helping them channel their wealth, power and search for meaning towards social good. Previously, she served as head of UBS’s award-winning Philanthropy Services department based in Southeast Asia.

Jenny Santi holds a MBA from INSEAD, attended the Wharton School, and New York University’s Heyman Center for Philanthropy & Fundraising and is a Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, TIME magazine, Psychology Today, and Big Think, among others.

Jenny Santi is passionate about helping people discover how to give their time, talents and treasures in ways that not only change the world, but also bring happiness and fulfillment to their own lives.