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No One’s Perfect

No One’s Perfect

by Amy Alpert A couple of weeks ago, I spilled coffee on my computer and had to migrate my data to a new computer. At the exact same time, my website encountered some problems and I had to figure...

Money and Happiness

Money and Happiness

by Lynda Wallace A few years ago, I made one of the best and most important decisions of my life, choosing to leave my corporate executive position to create a new career as a Positive Psychology...

Weak Ties: Unlikely Moments of Connection

Weak Ties: Unlikely Moments of Connection

by Ruth Pearce I love listening to Barbara Fredrickson. As a close friend said to me, “I could listen to her sell soap!” At our Embodied Positive Psychology Summit in May, Barbara was not selling...

Ingredients for Love

Ingredients for Love

by Louis Cinquino “Love doesn’t just sit there, like a stone; it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.” "—Ursula K. Le Guin Those were the words on the last slide of the...

Savoring Summit Moments

Savoring Summit Moments

by Ruth Pearce “We didn’t realize we were making memories, we just knew we were having fun.” —A. A. Milne Do you ever participate in something special, and believe that you will be able to recall...

Permission to Be a Human Mom

Permission to Be a Human Mom

by Denise Riebman I never wanted to be a mom. At 25 years old, I was indignant (how can anyone bring a child into this world when the ice caps are melting!), ignorant (it’s impossible to balance...

Moving Beyond Your Comfort Zone

Moving Beyond Your Comfort Zone

by Amy Alpert One of my favorite signs from the Women’s March in Washington in January was “Introvert by Nature, Protester by Need.” Based on the reactions among the crowd, it was clear to me that...