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Happiness and Positive Education in China
By Elaine O'Brien  
September 2, 2010 – 6:29 am | No Comment
Happiness and Positive Education in China

Historically and culturally, Positive Psychology took a giant leap forward this summer with two complementary international conferences held in China on Positive Behavioral Science and Positive Education. These events aimed at promoting mental health, happiness, …

Award-winning Research Launches Positive Neuroscience
By Denise Clegg  
August 24, 2010 – 2:07 pm | 3 Comments
Award-winning Research Launches Positive Neuroscience

The Positive Neuroscience Project has announced the recipients of the 2010 Templeton Positive Neuroscience Awards, $2.9 million given to 15 new research projects at the intersection of neuroscience and positive psychology. Read on to learn about the winning projects that explore a range of topics including how the brain enables humans to flourish, the biological bases of altruism, and the effects of positive interventions on the brain.

Are You Leading for Better?
By Dave Shearon  
June 17, 2010 – 5:23 pm | 6 Comments
Are You Leading for Better?

Suppose you were the superintendent of a large urban school system. Or the commanding general of the most powerful army in the world? What if you were me, with the chance to influence …

Healing Loss through Positive Psychology
By Sherri Fisher  
June 5, 2010 – 5:43 am | 8 Comments
Healing Loss through Positive Psychology

Kathryn Britton recently wrote about using positive psychology to deal with a sudden loss as she mourned her dear friend Linda. Grieving is an individual process, but while no two people have an identical experience of losing a loved one, there are several patterns that emerge. I’d like to offer some observations about how Positive Psychology is at work while people heal after a loss, even in the long term.

Positive Psychology Responses to Depression
By Bridget Grenville-Cleave  
May 30, 2010 – 3:54 am | 3 Comments
Positive Psychology Responses to Depression

“Hands up anyone who studied emotional mountaineering at school?” was Dr Chris Johnstone’s opening question. Had we been taught how to overcome low, negative or otherwise troublesome emotions? Not a single hand went up. Nevertheless said Chris, it is possible to learn how to become more resilient and to find your power. (Second in the series about the 5th Annual Bristol Happiness Lecture, subject, Positive Psychology Responses to Depression).

How Physical Activity Enhances Productivity
By Marie-Josée Salvas  
May 24, 2010 – 9:22 am | 9 Comments
How Physical Activity Enhances Productivity

There has been a lot of press about health, fitness, and obesity lately. It seems like everywhere we turn, there are new stats telling us why we need to pay serious attention. As …

Sudden Loss: How to Help?
By Kathryn Britton  
May 11, 2010 – 12:00 am | 16 Comments
Sudden Loss:  How to Help?

On April 16, my dear friend, Linda Frank, died in a traffic accident. I’ve gone through a wide range of emotions over the last month — numbness, sadness, humor, confusion, emptiness, … But beyond my own grief, I’ve worried about her family. What do they need? How can I best be there for them? I’ve also looked around and seen many people who want to do something.

When More Work Leads to Lower Achievement (Part One)
By Sherri Fisher  
May 5, 2010 – 8:22 am | 11 Comments
When More Work Leads to Lower Achievement (Part One)

Would you send your child to a school whose schedule encouraged them to become socially inept, inattentive, overweight, depressed underachievers? Probably not. But these may be unintended side effects of the focus on increasing …

When at Work, Can You Leave Your Heart at Home?
By Louisa Jewell and Marie-Josée Salvas Shaar  
March 24, 2010 – 10:00 am | 9 Comments
When at Work, Can You Leave Your Heart at Home?

While employers would like to think that people leave their problems at home, the reality is that most people find it challenging to turn off stressors from their personal life when they get to work. Rather than ignore the home-life/work-performance connection, we argue that employers who encourage and support healthy home lives in their employees see a better return on their salary investment.

Wellness as a Business Process: PHWPC Day 2
By Marie-Josée Salvas  
March 16, 2010 – 3:18 pm | 6 Comments
Wellness as a Business Process: PHWPC Day 2

FROM YESTERDAY: The Psychologically Healthy Workplace Conference held in Washington, DC last weekend gave everyone concrete and reliable evidence to make the topic a priority. The conference showed that creating a psychologically healthy workplace …

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