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WBI Welcomes New Chief Learning Officer

by Megan McDonough It is my great pleasure to introduce you to Wholebeing Institute’s new Chief Learning Officer: Dr. Karen Whelan-Berry. You may know Karen—she’s been closely involved with...

CiPP Student Spotlight: Lisa Sullivan

CiPP Student Spotlight: Lisa Sullivan

On Becoming an Expert by Suzee Connole One sentence brought Lisa Sullivan to the Certificate in Positive Psychology and, ultimately, changed the trajectory of her career: If you’re going to teach...

Authoring Your Own Story

Authoring Your Own Story

by Hanna Perlberger In this post, Hanna Perlberger, author of A Year of Sacred Moments: The Soul Seeker’s Guide to Inspired Living, blends Torah, ancient Jewish wisdom, positive psychology...

How Positive Dating Improves Your Love Life

How Positive Dating Improves Your Love Life

by Cora Boyd Dating—especially modern dating—can certainly be as frustrating as it is exciting. Few other areas of life demand as much optimism, vulnerability, patience, and perspective as does the...

Creating a Legacy of Hope for our Children

Creating a Legacy of Hope for our Children

by Alice Dommert It was a typical morning as my 16-year old daughter loaded up her enormous backpack. I packed her lunch bag. We headed to the car. She seemed to be half asleep, so I was surprised...

A 30-Minute Strengths Activity for Groups

A 30-Minute Strengths Activity for Groups

by Nicole Stottlemyer Want to bring a group together? Here’s a great group-building activity related to VIA strengths that can be used in lots of ways—at a corporate workshop, school event, game...

CiPP Student Spotlight: Kate Lombardo

CiPP Student Spotlight: Kate Lombardo

by Suzee Connole There is an abundance of ways to navigate towards wellness. Eating better, working out, and getting more sleep are typically at the top of the list. But have you tried...

Enlightened Leadership

Enlightened Leadership

Putting Character Back into Competition by Fatima Doman The original meaning of the verb “to compete” is “competere,” which means “to strive together.” Today, however, many of us think of...