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Reimagining Work Through Positive Psychology

Reimagining Work Through Positive Psychology

by Karen Noble In 1998, Sam Mogannam reopened the small, family-run Bi-Rite Market in San Francisco’s now trendy Mission neighborhood. At the time, the area was rife with drug deals and other...

The Good News About Feeling Bad

The Good News About Feeling Bad

by Mina Simhai How refreshing! It turns out, that, according to psychology researchers Todd Kashdan and Robert Biswas-Diener, my anger is not something to be ashamed of, but rather an inevitable...

CiPP Tours: Three Kinds of Connection

CiPP Tours: Three Kinds of Connection

by Nicole Stottlemyer People often ask, “What happens at a CiPP Tour?” The silly side of me wants to answer with a coy smile, “What happens at CiPP Tour stays at CiPP Tour.” Although that would be a...

Nurturing Wholebeing at the IPPA World Congress

Nurturing Wholebeing at the IPPA World Congress

by Alison Deutsch I had to muster up a great deal of courage when I decided to go to the IPPA World Congress in June 2013. Up to that point, my education in positive psychology consisted of reading...

CiPP Tours: The Whole Is Greater Than the Sum

CiPP Tours: The Whole Is Greater Than the Sum

by Nicole Stottlemyer They say that “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” As I sat in the Certificate in Positive Psychology (CiPP) classroom, with 180 other students from around the...

A New Partnership with VIA

A New Partnership with VIA

by Megan McDonough I believe in the power of like-minded people coming together in service of a shared vision to make a positive difference. That’s why I’m excited to announce WBI’s new partnership...