Positivity Matters

Guest: Dr. Eri Mountbatten-O'Malley , Senior Lecturer in Education at Bath Spa University.  Eri's strengths: Humor | Creativity | Fairness | Curiosity | Appreciation of Beauty & Excellence Recorded: 4/24/2024 Forthcoming Book - Human Flourishing: A Conceptual Analysis

Guest: Ryan Wieber, Director, Lincoln City Libraries Ryan’s strengths: Arranger | Futuristic | Learner | Responsibility | Strategic Recorded: 3/29/2024

Guest: Dr. Gustavo Carlo , Professor in the School of Education at the University of California, Irvine.  Gus and I explore the idea that there may exist at least three kinds of kindness. The following are the kinds of kindness discussed and an example of each: Playful:  host a block party . Compassionate: become a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) .  Generative: become a mentor . Gus’s Stre...

Guest: Corey Keyes, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Emory University Recorded: 1/12/2024 Languishing: How to Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears Us Down By Dr. Corey Keyes  Publication date: February 20, 2024 www.languishingbook.com Adam Grant’s article from the NY Times discussed in this episode: There’s a Name for the Blah You’re Feeling: It’s Called Languishing https://tiny.cc/languishing

Richard Dienstbier Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of Nebraska-LincolnRecorded: 1/1/2024 Building Resistance to Stress and Aging: The Toughness Model by Richard A, Dienstbier "As we engage in toughening activities, physiological toughness develops in response to various genes being turned on or off—sometimes temporarily, but sometimes for a lifetime. Those physiological events le...