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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...

Authenticity 2.0

Authenticity 2.0

by Dr. Karissa Thacker Our common-sense point of view about authenticity is to "just be yourself." But the reality is it's just not that simple. We all find ourselves in situations where doing what...

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...

A Company as Community

A Company as Community

by Megan Megan McDonough How would you be if you knew who you are would always be welcomed? Life is short. Don’t wait to be who you are, and to give yourself to the world—we need it. You’re enough....

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...

Finding Grace Within Grief: Resources for Healing

Finding Grace Within Grief: Resources for Healing

by Megha Nancy Buttenheim In the final installment of this blog series, Finding Grace within Grief: Seven Healing Ways, I offer a list of books, music, films, and videos that have helped me along...