6 episodes
Positivity Matters Positivity Matters
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Conversations with scholars, organization leaders, and community builders focused on wellbeing, positive psychology, mental health, and human flourishing.
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Suffering, Flourishing, Agency, Beauty, and More...
Guest: Dr. Eri Mountbatten-O'Malley, Senior Lecturer in Education at Bath Spa University.
Eri's strengths: Humor | Creativity | Fairness | Curiosity | Appreciation of Beauty & Excellence
Recorded: 4/24/2024
Forthcoming Book - Human Flourishing: A Conceptual Analysis -
Libraries: At the Center of Community
Guest: Ryan Wieber, Director, Lincoln City Libraries
Ryan’s strengths: Arranger | Futuristic | Learner | Responsibility | Strategic
Recorded: 3/29/2024 -
Prosociality: Taking Actions That Benefit Others
Guest: Dr. Gustavo Carlo, Professor in the School of Education at the University of California, Irvine.
Recorded: 1/22/2024
Gus’s Strengths: Curiosity | Teamwork | Love | Judgment | Perspective
Discover your strengths and use them for kindness: www.viacharacter.org -
The Hidden Gifts of Helping
Guest: Stephen G. Post, Director, Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care and Bioethics
Recorded: 07/07/2014
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Flourishing: Feeling Good and Functioning Well
Guest: Corey Keyes, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Emory University
Recorded: 1/12/2024
Languishing: How to Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears Us Down
By Dr. Corey Keyes
Publication date: February 20, 2024
www.languishingbook.com
Adam Grant’s article from the NY Times discussed in this episode:
There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishinghttps://tiny.cc/languishing -
How to Build Toughness and Flourish
Guest: Richard Dienstbier, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Recorded: 1/1/2024