PPND TV Series

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We interviewed Carin Rockind on our most recent PPND Webinar on October 17th, 2018. Carin Rockind is the leading happiness expert and the founder of PurposeGirl, a movement to empower purpose-driven living.…

ANNOUNCEMENT:  On October 3, we will have a Positive Psychology News webinar featuring Sean Doyle, author of the newly released book, Mud and Dreams: Essays on falling more deeply in love…

Big question, are happiness and intellect correlated? The answer might be yes.

So, whether you’re a therapist or a coach or a clinician, you maybe have been thinking about doing an online intervention to help your clients wherever they are. The question is, do they work?

Good news is that a recent research study published in the Clinical Journal of Pain shows that they do.

It’s summer and I know I wanna go hit the beach and maybe you do too but did you know that between 80 and 90% of all women dislike their bodies? I mean, hate their bodies. The question is can positive psychology help?

It’s beautiful out, and it’s no surprise that nature makes us feel good. But the question is how and why, and how do we get more out of it?

It’s long been documented that relationships are a major predictor of life satisfaction. Also romantic relationships help people be happier and healthier and live longer. The question is, how do we have a better romantic relationship?

We’ve seen a lot in the news lately about depression with the very sad, tragic deaths of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, both by suicide. And of course, there are 45,000 deaths by suicide in the U.S. every year and 800,000 around the world.

The question is, can positive psychology help, and a recent research study says yes.

Researchers have long talked about the good of savoring. Recent research that came out in 2018 also shows that savoring the past can help with being optimistic about the future.

On this first episode, we talk about why are we even doing small bites? It’s because of how your brain works.

Welcome to the fourth episode of PPND TV, an interview with Louisa Jewell. Louisa calls herself a “multi-passionate entrepreneur” who has found many innovative ways teach positive psychology to people who need the information. Like her voice? Check out her video blog or join her at the Canadian Positive Psychology Association conference this summer.

The PPND TV interview series is a way to bring our readers the crux of positive psychology in brief video interviews with researchers and practitioners.

Welcome to the third episode of PPND TV, an interview with executive coach and author, Margaret Greenberg.

The PPND TV interview series is an experiment inspired by TED talks. We want to bring our readers the crux of positive psychology in brief video interviews with researchers and practitioners.

Welcome to the second episode of PPND TV. This is a companion to theinterview of Kathryn Britton that appeared earlier this month. The PPND TV interview series is an experiment inspired by TED talks. We want to bring our readers the crux of positive psychology in brief video interviews of researchers and practitioners.

Today’s guest is Senia Maymin, editor of PPND, coach, and author.

Welcome to PPND TV!  This is an experiment inspired by TED talks. We want to bring our readers the crux of positive psychology in brief video interviews of researchers and…