The science of the good life, huh? Sorry this is not about booze, sex and rock n'roll (or whatever is en vogue right now). In fact we talk about a lot of things that tree huggers would love: appreciation of beauty, gratitude, positive emotions, relationships and well, love. However we, that is positive psychologists and positive psychology practitioners buried ourselves in books, set out to experiment and then write it all up in a writing style that is about as exciting to read as watching an avocado turn brown. And that's the problem: if you are not an academic you probably want a little bit more excitement, than pages and pages of densely written journals can provide. Even if you are an academic, who has time to read all the interesting stuff out there anyways? So in an effort to save your eyes taking on a comically rectangular shape the positive psychology podcast brings the science of the good life to your earbuds. It's not all treehugger style though; sometimes we might get quite serious, for example when exploring things like post-traumatic growth or positive parenting. Subscribe if you want to benefit from the scientific insights into happiness and meaning while you are on the go. Let me know where you are while you are listening to this. If you like it review it, because that's the only way other people can find it too.
How can you spend your money in ways that make you happier? Right in time for Christmas shopping we discuss five principles which help spending your money in a way that makes you and the people around you happier.
Nov 30, 2014•22 min•Transcript available on Metacast
What beliefs stand in our way to change? How does change happen in our brain? Is happiness fixed and what influence do genes have? What can we do with all this information?
Nov 23, 2014•25 min•Transcript available on Metacast
This episode is for the geeks, those interested in where Positive Psychology is headed and the fans of Aaron Jarden. We discuss the importance and advancement of assessments, the need to define concepts such as flourishing, current developments in positive psychology and how companies can help the cause to bring more flourishing to this world.
Nov 15, 2014•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Do we have to get away from traditional stereotypes of what it means to be a man? Is getting in touch with emotions only for women? Dr. Tim Lomas explains critical positive masculinity.
Nov 02, 2014•21 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Think of optimism as the climate in your brain: is the weather generally good or would you prefer better weather? What is optimism, how does it influence your brain and life, what are the benefits, what concerns do people have and what can you do to get more of it?
Oct 26, 2014•40 min•Transcript available on Metacast
In the last episode Ryan Niemiec mentioned how movies can help us develop our character strengths. This week we will talk about how seeing 14 movies in 8 days gave me ample opportunity not just to watch out for strengths but see other positive psychology concepts in action too. For more episodes check out http://strengthsphoenix.com/listen
Oct 09, 2014•24 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Ryan Niemiec will be our guest in this episode of the Positive Psychology Podcast. He is a psychologist, coach and author who works on advancing the science and practice of strengths at the VIA Institute. We will talk about what strengths are, what to do once you know your strengths and how watching movies can help you get to know your strengths better. For more episodes check out http://strengthsphoenix.com/listen
Sep 28, 2014•19 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Acacia Parks discusses positive interventions. What are they? What works best and what can go wrong? How are positive interventions brought to the public? And how could a listener get started? For more episodes check out http://strengthsphoenix.com/listen
Sep 21, 2014•53 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Lea Waters, a positive education expert from the University of Melbourne will talk about why positive education is important, how wellbeing and performance are linked and what teachers interested in positive education can do to get started. For more episodes check out http://strengthsphoenix.com/listen
Sep 16, 2014•27 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Today we are going to talk about positive emotions. We will cover why one big misunderstanding makes people question the legitimacy of positive psychology what positive emotions are good for emotional contagion how positive emotions affect health what you can do to increase positivity For more episodes check out http://strengthsphoenix.com/listen...
Sep 07, 2014•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast
What are character strengths? Why should you use them? How can you identify them? How can you get going today? For more episodes check out http://strengthsphoenix.com/listen
Aug 23, 2014•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast
Welcome to the first episode of the Positive Psychology Podcast - Bringing the Science of the Good Life to your Earbuds. In this episode we talk about what positive psychology is, what it is not, the reasons for making the show, what you can expect from the show in the future and a little bit about your host.
Aug 10, 2014•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast
