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The Flourishing Center

Take a glimpse into the world of applied positive psychology with The Flourishing Center. Host Emiliya Zhivotovskaya, takes you through each episode giving you insights, the science, and life hacks that you can apply so you can live an authentically happy and flourishing life. In the Science Says Episodes, Emiliya uncovers new research in positive psychology and how to apply the science to your life. In the Flourishing Fridays Episodes, she showcases a Life Hack which is a proven and practical action you can do today to boost your productivity and wellbeing. In the Practitioner’s Profile, Emiliya highlights a guest positive psychology practitioner. Guests include teachers, parents, therapists, entrepreneurs, managers, coaches, doctors, teenagers and others, who have been trained in positive psychology, and are applying the science in unique ways in their unique sectors of the world. The Coaches Corner Episodes allow you to see positive psychology coaching in action. This is where the science of happiness fuels the art of thriving!

Latest Episodes:

46. WHAT'S NOT WORKING VS WHAT IS WORKING: Practitioner Profile Jul 01, 2019

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EPISODE 46: WHAT'S NOT WORKING VS WHAT IS WORKING

Practitioner Profiler (PP)- Welcome to our Positive Psychology Practitioner Profiler where we highlight ordinary people that are doing extra ordinary things! Each practitioner is one of our graduates of the CertifIcate in Positive Psychology Program. Find out the exciting ways people are putting the science into practice within their Communities, Organizations and Lives.

In this episode, Emiliya Zhivotovskaya CEO & Founder, The Flourishing Center highlights Anne Marie Messier Straightline Management Solutions. Anne Marie uses positive psychology to uncover fresh ideas, new approaches and smart moves for entrepreneurs and pivotal work teams.

Whether you are flying solo, on a team of two or a hundred and two, Anne Marie helps to build easy to implement moves that will clear the way for achieving big steps. She is passionate about finding simplicity among the chaos and moving your next idea, project or business challenge in a way that people might never have thought possible. She acts as a sounding board and thought partner. Her company can help people get clear on what makes them different and leverage that for the next big move. She helps move your best ideas to the forefront and put a game plan in place to give those ideas momentum and make things happen.

Helping teams and emerging entrepreneurs get unstuck and on their way

In today's dynamic business climate, even how companies change is changing. Today's work experiences require a focused, 'Straightline' mindset within a climate of open, honest communication, cutting edge creativity and focused, streamlined problem solving. We don't have time for much else. The Straightline team recognizes that the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. Carried over into your work, the Straightline mindset challenges old patterns of thinking and seeks to discover new skills and insights to move forward with a solution that will make an impact on your team and your business.

You can reach Anne Marie Messier at http://www.straightlinegroup.com

For Full show notes & more information on what we have to offer:

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45. CHILDREN STRUGGLING WELL: Flourishing Friday Jun 28, 2019

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EPISODE 45: CHILDREN STRUGGLING WELL

Flourishing Friday (FF)- Welcome to Flourishing Fridays, where every Friday we bring you a Positive Psychology based life hack that will help you to flourish… We look at real life application of positive psychology, while giving you different strategies, tips and steps to put Positive Psychology into all areas of your life.

What is snowplough or lawnmower parenting? All of us want our children to be happy, successful and have opportunities but could we be taking away opportunities for growing resilience and strength.

It can be hard for parents to give their child the freedom to fail in life – but could it harm them in the long run? This style of parenting is when moms and dads remove any difficulty from their child's path – similar to pushing snow out of a path. Some parents adopt this style as they think their child is exceptional and they want to ensure they succeed. It appears the term was first coined by former high school teacher David McCullough in 2015. He wrote a book called You Are Not Special where he explored the importance of letting kids fail.

Also called Lawnmower parents (also known as bulldozer parents) are easily willing to drop everything to fulfill their child's wants and demands no matter how small. These patents often have good intentions and are motivated by not wanting their children to experience struggle.

"Help children digest their life experiences. Work with emotions and embrace vulnerability."

Embrace freedom, autonomy, and self-efficacy to help children to thrive! The snowplough or lawnmower patenting can take the important lessons away from our children.

In this episode, Emiliya offers some wonderful tips to help you FLOURISH.

Let our children struggle well!

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visit The Flourishing Center at: www.theflourishingcenter.com

44. THRIVING WOMEN THRIVING WORLD: Real-time Resilience Jun 26, 2019

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EPISODE 44: THRIVING WOMEN THRIVING WORLD

Real-time Resilience (RR)- Welcome to Real-time Resilience, where we look at Real people being resilient in real time. Be ready to discover and learn skills to help you bounce back better.

Life isn't perfect, so it is exciting to witness real people, with real stories, practicing real-time resilience. Listen in to Bounce Back stories that are sure to inspire and encourage you through any struggle.

Discover how goals and grit expert, speaker, educator and author, Caroline Adams Miller, gets more grit, achieve goals and find happiness. Caroline is one of the world's leading experts on the science behind successful goal setting and the use of 'good grit' to achieve hard things. A Harvard graduate with a Masters in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, she has authored six books including Creating Your Best Life and Getting Grit, and teaches at Wharton Business School's Executive Education program. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, BBC, NPR, and CNN.

Thriving women, thriving world… we can all play a role. We must get more resilient, get grittier and step up to support women to thrive!

#thrivingwomen

Caroline is one of the world's leading experts on the science behind successful goal setting and the use of 'good grit' to achieve hard things. For more than 30 years, she's been sharing her research-backed, actionable strategies to help people cultivate more grit and dig deeper to clarify and achieve their toughest goals.

"Achieving hard goals is one of the most rewarding things we can do in both our personal and professional lives."

As a form of real time resilience, Caroline encourages a simple invitation to connect with other women and support one another, amplify others successes, and shine light on other women. Become a role model of supporting other women.

You can reach Caroline Adams Miller at: https://www.carolinemiller.com/coach/

For Full show notes & more information on what we have to offer,

visit The Flourishing Center at: www.theflourishingcenter.com

43. THREE BIG REASONS TO DO WELL: Practitioner Profile Jun 24, 2019

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EPISODE 43: THREE BIG REASONS TO DO WELL

In this episode, Emiliya Zhivotovskaya CEO & Founder, The Flourishing Center highlights Alice Giarrusso an Academic Coach and Author.

"Be Intentional and mindful about what you are doing."

"Everything you are doing really does matter."

Alice Giarrusso is a career educator and high school academic coach, with a passion for helping students in their quest for school success. With over 30 years of classroom teaching, degrees in education and counselling, and a certification in positive psychology, she believes that the journey to school success should be engaging, enjoyable and meaningful, while firmly within the grasp of all those willing to work for it.

Alice is the author of The Learning Curve; Navigating the Road to High School Success. She started with a big picture question. Why do well? Many students start high school knowing that they should do well, and feeling that they want to do well, but stop short of identifying exactly why doing well is so beneficial. By identifying the why, it is easier to become more motivated and more committed to the time and effort it takes to succeed. Alice have identified 3 big reasons to do well, which Alice calls

The Three Big Reasons to Do Well

1. You Get to Take All You Learn With You

2. Doing Well Increases Your Options and Makes You More Marketable

3. You're Practicing the Skills You Need to Be Successful in School and Beyond

Listen in and discover how this practitioners is spreading Positive Psychology into the world!

You can reach Alice Giarrusso at https://thelearningcurvecoach.com

For Full show notes & more information on what we have to offer:

visit The Flourishing Center at: www.theflourishingcenter.com

42. FROM CONFLICT TO OPPORTUNITY: Flourishing Friday Jun 21, 2019

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EPISODE 42: FROM CONFLICT TO OPPORTUNITY

Are you triggered by a human being? Are there any relationships that bring out relation-shit?

The people closest to us are a source of our well-being. Imago relationship therapy is a form of couples therapy or counselling that helps those in committed relationships work out misunderstandings, reduce conflict, and rediscover ways to bond, communicate, and find common ground.

Discover how positive psychology can help with transforming conflict into an opportunity to grow and heal in your relationships.

The goal of Imago Therapy is to help you see the person you're in a partnership with as a mirror or reflection that can help you grow to fulfill your life purpose. See dynamic as an opportunity to help you grow. This shift in perspective can help conflict within relationships become opportunity for healing and growth. The term imago is Latin for "image" and, with this perspective it is a chance to see your relationships as self-reflections and a chance to investigate feelings and grow.

In this episode, Emiliya offers some wonderful tips to help you FLOURISH in your relationships.

Take on the perspective people are there to support your growth and flourishing!

For Full show notes & more information on what we have to offer,

visit The Flourishing Center at: www.theflourishingcenter.com

41. ENTREPRENEUR BOUNDARIES & BALANCE: Coaches Corner Jun 19, 2019

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EPISODE 41: ENTREPRENEUR BOUNDARIES & BALANCE

Coaches Corner (CC)- Welcome to the Coaches Corner where you get to witness Positive Psychology based coaching in action with master level certified coaching. Listen to positive psychology in action through real life coaching sessions with Emiliya Zhivotovskaya, who holds a Master Coach Certificate (MCC) from the International Coach Federation ICF.

ARE YOU AREADY TO GET FROM WHERE YOU ARE TO WHERE YOU WANT TO BE?

Listen in to the POWERFUL AND POSITIVE CHANGE

Life coaching has grown to be a hugely successful form of talking therapy, to the extent that it has helped turn people's lives around. A life coach is someone that looks to empower others by helping them make, meet and exceed goals in both their personal and professional lives. One of the main reasons clients invest in a life coach is to help them meet their goals. Whether personal or professional, many people don't achieve their goals because they are missing someone who will hold them accountable. A certified Life Coach is trained in this powerful process.

Listen in and witness a really life session as Emiliya coaches a client. You might relate with the client and gain some idea's, inspiration and insight. Since the coaching process helps clients tap into their full potential and define/achieve their goals for who they want to be and what they want to do.

You can dIscover through listening in on a Positive Psychology Coaching session and see how it is a scientifically-rooted approach to helping clients increase well-being, enhance and apply strengths, improve performance, and achieve valued goals.

"FROM OVERWHELM TO PATIENT ACTION"

In this session, listen how Emiliya takes her client, Someya, through the process from the feeling of overwhelm and stress. Someya wanted a plan to create more structure and balance in her life to have greater boundaries. It is a wonderful discovery of taking her time through the process of making a plan for work. She also decided that part of the structure she will can create a schedule that involves balance for work and life.

For Full show notes & to apply to be coached with Emiliya:

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40. ONE PERCENT BETTER EACH DAY: Practitioner Profile Jun 17, 2019

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EPISODE 40: ONE PERCENT BETTER EACH DAY

Practitioner Profile (PP)- Welcome to our Positive Psychology Practitioner Profiler where we highlight ordinary people that are doing extra ordinary things! Each practitioner is one of our graduates of the CertifIcate in Positive Psychology Program. Find out the exciting ways people are putting the science into practice within their Communities, Organizations and Lives.

In this episode, Emiliya Zhivotovskaya CEO & Founder, The Flourishing Center highlights Suzanne Taylor-King Life Coach & Business Mentor. Are you Ready to Become the C.E.O. of Your Life? Energy? Love? Work? Centered. Energized. Optimized! Find out who you are, how to heal, where to grow….. Suzanne is a supportive big sister, wise grandmother, and bestie all in one!

Every person could use a bit of growth, personal development, spiritual growth and intuition development to become an effective, high-vibe, motivational, inspirational leader in your own life. Listen in on how Life Coach Suzanne brings positive psychology into her practice and get inspired by her ultimate combination of practical, personal, spiritual and holistic research-based techniques to get you to the breakthroughs that you need!

"MEASURE TWICE CUT ONCE"

"WHAT'S GOOD?"

Listen in and discover how these practitioners are spreading Positive Psychology into the world!

Suzanne Taylor-King can be reached at:

https://www.suzannetaylorlifecoach.com

For Full show notes & more information on what we have to offer:

visit The Flourishing Center at: www.theflourishingcenter.com

39. POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY PARENTING: Flourishing Friday Jun 14, 2019

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EPISODE 39: Positive Psychology Parenting

How positive psychology can help with parenting cross culturally and in general.

Most adults will become parents at some point in their lives. And while most of us strive to be great parents, we may also find ourselves confused and frustrated by the seemingly endless challenges of parenthood.

In this episode, Emiliya offers some wonderful tips to help you FLOURISH! We all want our kids to lead happy and fulfilled lives? We also want to be the best parents we can be. The field of positive psychology is particularly pertinent to discussions of effective parenting.

Stay on the learner path! Emiliya teaches us that in a nutshell, positive parents support a child's healthy growth and inner spirit by being loving, supportive, firm, consistent, and involved. Such parents go beyond communicating their expectations, but practice what they preach by being positive role models of the growth mindset for their children to emulate. Expressing your needs as a parent and listen to the needs of our children.

"Parenting can be really hard. Having a growth mindset helps."

Research shows that parents can have a powerful impact on their children's mindsets. The language you use and the actions you take show your children what you expect. Giving process praise, talking about the brain, accepting mistakes as learning opportunities, and understanding the role of emotions in learning are all practices you can begin today. As a parent you can accept mistakes as learning opportunities and teaching lessons.

Listen as Emiliya teaches you how to parent positively!

For Full show notes & more information on what we have to offer,

visit The Flourishing Center at: www.theflourishingcenter.com

38. POSITIVE IMPACT FITNESS TEN YEAR EFFECT: Science Says Jun 12, 2019

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EPISODE 38:38. POSITIVE IMPACT FITNESS TEN YEAR EFFECT

Wisdom Wednesday is when we offer some fun positive psychology wisdom into your day!

Science Says (SS)- Welcome to Science Says, where every episode highlights a research study that has come out in the field of positive psychology. LISTEN to discover the science of human flourishing while Emiliya Zhivotovskaya teaches you how to put this new knowledge into action… because science says!

Listen to this episode to discover what science says about the POSITIVE IMPACT OF FITNESS can have on your life and well-being… 10 years down the road. Duke University did research study on the impact of vigorous challenging exercise has a wonderful impact on your well-being.

The study: Ten-Year Legacy Effects of Three Eight-Month Exercise Training Programs on Cardiometabolic Health Parameters. STRRIDE (Studies Targeting Risk Reduction Interventions through Defined Exercise) was an eight-month exercise study conducted from 1998–2003. Subjects were randomized to control or one of three exercise groups differing in intensity and amount. To determine if there were legacy effects, we invited 161 individuals who completed the intervention phase to return for a 10-year Reunion study.

"STUDIES SHOW A POSITIVE IMPACT OF FITNESS EVEN TEN YEAR LATER"

Bottom line, It is never too late to start moving. Consider how might you up your physical activity level. How might you up the visor in your workouts. Ten years after completing STRRIDE, there were a number of group-specific health and fitness legacy effects.

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37. TWISTING THE PLOT: Practitioner Profile Jun 10, 2019

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EPISODE 37: TWISTING THE PLOT

In this episode, Emiliya Zhivotovskaya CEO & Founder, The Flourishing Center highlights Dr. Cecilia Dintino, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychology at Columbia University and Hannah Murray Starobin, licensed psychotherapist. If you're at a stage in life where you're asking what now, what next, and you're wondering who it is you're becoming – This episode is for you… Twisting the Plot is for you.

Dr. Cecilia and Hannah know that there is value in being a woman over 50. They believe women over 50 have more to give and more to do. Still, when many people turned 50 it can be tough and lack in direction and purpose. These women found ourselves asking what now and what next?

"IT'S TIME TO TWIST YOUR PLOT"

"WE WANT TO HELP WOMEN TO GET BIG"

These ladies took on the challenge of teaching people to see over 50 as an opportunity and the right time for women are open and possible. So with their combined 50 years' experience as therapists they started doing what they do best: they gather groups of women together to tell their stories and make change. Together they encourage people to twist their plot as individuals and as a collective culture.

Listen in and discover how these practitioners are spreading Positive Psychology into the world! The challenge the thought of: Who are you becoming? But…longevity is ours. Discover how these ladies are4 helping us to make the years given to us count. Using cutting edge science and innovative techniques, Twisting the plot has developed the tools to help guide women to exhilarating possibilities, possibilities that each woman can choose for herself. The future is yours to create.

Dr. Cecilia Dintino and Hannah Murray Starobin can be reached at

https://www.twistingtheplot.com

For Full show notes & more information on what we have to offer,

visit The Flourishing Center at: www.theflourishingcenter.com

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