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What Is the Meaning of (Your) Life?

What Is the Meaning of (Your) Life?

by Michael F. Steger Psychologists don't study "The Meaning Of Life" (cue portentious music). Instead, we study meaning in life … as in the meaning you find in your life. We don't know any more than...

The Magical Alchemy of Transformative Teaching

In this video, Maria Sirois, PsyD, shares one of her earliest experiences of a teacher who made a powerful impact on her students' lives. What does it take to be a transformational teacher? The...

CiPP Spotlight: Lisa Brown

CiPP Spotlight: Lisa Brown

by Suzee Connole The CiPP Spotlight has been my baby for the past year or so. I’ve talked with some marvelous people doing amazing things in their field. With the new year come new ideas! Meet Lisa...

Congratulations and Thanks to Sonja and Nicole

Congratulations and Thanks to Sonja and Nicole

by Megan McDonough Stephen Covey wrote that there are three constants in life: change, choice, and principles. Positive psychology teaches us the power of choice and how to sustain positive change,...

CiPP Alumni Spotlight: Ruth Pearce

CiPP Alumni Spotlight: Ruth Pearce

by Suzee Connole The work of a project manager is all about facilitating communication and coordination among groups of people. That’s why CiWPP alum Ruth Pearce, who has been a project manager for...

What the Study of Positive Psychology Looks Like

What the Study of Positive Psychology Looks Like

by Maria SiroisThe science of positive psychology gives us the perspective and tools to increase our happiness. But it's also more than that. This study is about building the capacity to...

A Pause to Pay Attention

A Pause to Pay Attention

by Megan McDonough Where your attention goes, energy flows. That’s why we’re constantly exhausted during the holidays—our attention is focused on everyone else, our energy drains out, and we become...

Actively Appreciating the People We Love

Actively Appreciating the People We Love

by Lynda Wallace One of the best parts of life is spending time with people we love. And one of the best steps we can take to really enjoy that time is to actively appreciate the ways in which our...

Healing in the Wake of Violence

Healing in the Wake of Violence

by Maria Sirois If we care for others, if we care for anything beyond ourselves, we are none of us spared violence, loss, fear, and hate. Bad things happen, and horrible, awful things happen, too....