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Leaving Beauty Behind: What Happened When I Subtracted My Signature Strength
by Anda Klavina Ryan Niemiec, WBI faculty and VIA Institute’s education director, says that, out of the 70 exercises in his book Character Strengths Interventions: A Field Guide for Practitioners,...
Emotions Are a Wholebeing Experience, with Barbara Fredrickson
It is not always easy to recognize authentic and genuine positive emotions in others. You may question whether a smile is genuine or feel like a laugh was forced. In this interview segment, Megan...
True Hope
by Maria Sirois Hope is a place on the other side of the bridge that takes time to get to. This is what 8-year-old Asa M. told me when I asked him about hope in light of the fact that one of his...
Shooting PAR: How to Stay Positive Through the Storms of Life
by Sherry Kelly, PhD How does a psychologist and avid golfer weather a hurricane? I have been golfing longer than I have been practicing psychology. And I have weathered a few hurricanes, including...
Introverts, Extroverts, and Ambiverts Dancing Their Yoga
by Megha Nancy Buttenheim Our Certificate in Wholebeing Positive Psychology (CiWPP) course attracts all kinds of personalities. We begin the course by observing introversion and extroversion....
See Your Labels
by Megan McDonough The first time I attended class at a meditation center, I didn’t know what to expect, so I scoped out the room before I entered. Cushions and chairs were laid out in a circle on a...
Why Me?
by Maria Sirois “Use your life to illuminate something larger.” —Phyllis Theroux A colleague asked me an unusual question last week, “What do I do with the guilt of having done so well when the rest...
Finding What You Look For: The Shift from Fault Finder to Benefit Finder
by Louis Cinquino In this series, CiPP4 graduate Louis Cinquino brings to life some of the core concepts of positive psychology and wholebeing happiness—putting the basics in context through his...
The Good News About Bad News
by Kim Childs Heard the one about the Chinese farmer? According to the Taoist teaching story, he had a horse that ran away, prompting his neighbors to remark, "Oh, that's bad news.” "Good news, bad...