The Power of Possible Selves: Unlocking the Potential Within
By Megan McDonough
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Making Peace with All Our Pieces
by Denise Riebman Four years ago, the man I was going to marry broke my heart, and I found myself virtually alone in a new town (one that I had moved to for him). Basic human functions like sleeping...
Defining Embodied Positive Psychology
by Megan McDonough em·bod·y be an expression of or give a tangible or visible form to (an idea, quality, or feeling) Positive Psychology is the science of happiness—of cultivating strengths,...
Running with SPIRE
by Louis Cinquino I did not want to. But I had no choice. I set the alarm for 5:15 am. My mind knew all the reasons I should—in fact, I would be presenting them later that day, to my fellow...
Meditation for the Curious Mind
by Ruth Pearce For the last year, I have been a student in the Certificate in Positive Psychology program. Throughout that time, I have come back many times to the opportunities and also challenges...
The Choir
by Maria Sirois Everyone deserves at least one person who thinks they are the bread of heaven. —Clarissa Pinkola Estes I learned of my brother’s illness on a Wednesday afternoon. That night, I...
Owning and Fixing Mistakes
by Megan McDonough It's embarrassing to misspell the names of two valued faculty. I made that mistake last week in an e-mail about the mindfulness and strengths course that Dr. Ryan M. Niemiec and...
CiPP Tours: The Top Five Deathbed Regrets—and How Not to Have Them
by Nicole Stottlemyer Recently, I was watching Jane McGonigal’s fabulous TED Talk, “The Game that Can Give You 10 Extra Years of Life”. Jane is a game designer who gets a lot of flack from people...
The Upside of Stress: What to Do with Your Butterflies
by Mina Simhai If you have butterflies in your stomach, invite them into your heart.—Cooper Edens Stanford psychologist Kelly McGonigal uses this quote at the beginning of her latest book, The...
Having Fun with Failure
by Denise Riebman I want to fail in 2016. Stumble, trip, fall, and maybe even be humiliated. Fail big and boldly. What sparked this “career fail resolution”? Seeing extraordinarily talented clients...