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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:

EP16: Work Engagement and Sleep Dec 20, 2017

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In this episode of The Flourishing Center podcast you will learn:

Science Says: Learn how sleep impacts your productivity and engagement at work.

Life Hack: Techniques to improve the quality of your sleep.

Practitioner's Corner: Meet Andrea, a nutritionist coach and yoga teacher who talks about how wellness and nutrition are vital to leading a healthier and happier life.

EP15: Overcoming Rumination Dec 13, 2017

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In this episode of The Flourishing Center podcast you will learn:

Science Says: Metacognitive practices help people develop more flexible thinking in day-to-day life to help overcome depression or ruminative thoughts.

Life Hack: Learn techniques to watch and measure your thinking to train your brain to focus on solution or action-oriented thoughts rather than negative judgments or ruminations.

Practitioner's Corner: Chianti Lomax, a certified coach and founder of the Happy Pop-Up, talks about her experiences creating fun, curated, interactive events that teach people practical tools in positive psychology.

EP14: Practicing Self-Forgiveness Dec 06, 2017

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In this episode of The Flourishing Center podcast you will learn:

Science Says: Learn about a study on self-forgiveness as an intervention.

Life Hack: How to practice self-forgiveness on a day to day basis.

Practitioner's Corner: Hear how Denise uses positive psychology as a career coach and speaker to help people uncover who they are and what they want to do with their lives.

EP13: Understanding the Effects of Oxytocin Nov 30, 2017

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In this episode of The Flourishing Center podcast you will learn:

Science Says: Learn about fascinating new research into the relationship between oxytocin and the expression of gratitude.

Life Hack: Discover how to build oxytocin by yourself to release that "cuddle hormone."

Practitioner's Corner: Hear from Diana, a financial advisor who uses positive psychology principles to create financial well-being.

EP12: Building Self Regulation Nov 22, 2017

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In this episode of The Flourishing Center podcast you will learn:

Science Says: Dive into a research study that looks at who is at risk of becoming addicted to social media.

Life Hack: What are the addictive patterns that we get into and how you can build your self regulation

Practitioner's Corner: Meet Sandy who is bringing positive psychology to teenagers at a technical school.

EP11: Understanding Other People's Behavior Nov 15, 2017

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In this episode of The Flourishing Center podcast you will hear:

Science Says: Explore the impact of technology on social well-being.

Life Hack: Look at a simple habit of brain matching that will enable you to help change other people's behavior

Practitioner's Corner: Meet Katrina who transitioned from working in a dental clinic to becoming a resilience coach and trainer.

EP10: Managing Social Comparison Nov 08, 2017

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Take a glimpse into the world of applied positive psychology and enjoy each episode that includes three sections giving you insights and hacks into a living an authentically happy and flourishing life.

Science Says: Learn the impact of social judgement

Life Hack: Find out how to manage your judgement

Practitioner's Corner: Hear from someone taking on the bold journey of translating positive psychology across the globe

EP9: Increasing Kindness Nov 01, 2017

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In this episode:

Science Says: Dive into the research that shows how sharing acts of kindness can change your blood.

Life Hack: How can we increase our sense of kindness to others.

Practitioner's Corner: Someone who transitioned from being a midwife to being a relationship coach.

EP8: Driving Long Term Goals Oct 25, 2017

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Take a glimpse into the world of applied positive psychology and enjoy each episode that includes three sections giving you insights and hacks into a living an authentically happy and flourishing life. In this episode:

Science Says: explore a simple question that when asked you can find out how satisfied you are with your life

Life Hack: Learn how to work towards your long term goals

Practitioner's Corner: Learn from the woman who wrote Personal Branding for Dummies and how she integrates positive psychology as a career coach and master brain strategist.

EP7: Self Compassion Oct 18, 2017

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Take a glimpse into the world of applied positive psychology and enjoy each episode that includes three sections giving you insights and hacks into a living an authentically happy and flourishing life. In this episode:

Look at a simple and tested intervention for building self compassion, self efficacy and self regulation
Find out what it means to be more compassionate to one's self
Hear about one woman's movement to let people know that they matter

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