The Positive Psychology Podcast &#8211; Bringing the Science of Happiness to your Earbuds with Kristen Truempy

119 - Psychology Tools for COVID Times - The Positive Psychology Podcast May 23, 2020

In this episode we look at ways to steer through the crisis while accounting both for the hard and the positive. We'll look at common ways anxiety and depression take over your brain and how to replace those patterns with something more healthy.

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118 - Coronavirus Deep Dive - The Positive Psychology Podcast May 01, 2020

There's a lot to say about what is going on now: this is the first of two episodes dedicated to Coronavirus. In this episode we'll look at what it is and what issues are to be considered. In episode 119 I will look at the psychology part of things and ideas on how to respond mentally to what is happening.

117 – Emotional First Aid with Guy Winch – The Positive Psychology Podcast Feb 24, 2020

My little cousin knew how to ask for Calpol when he was like two years old. Yet when it comes to psychological wounds we are not that well informed. Meet Guy Winch who is on a mission to change that.

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116 - 36 - The Positive Psychology Podcast Jan 26, 2020

This episode is about what we can do to not just make ourselves but society a little better. If you want to support Kiva click here:

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115 - Narcissism with Barbara Monett - The Positive Psychology Podcast Nov 05, 2019

The word narcissist is bandied around quite a lot these days. What is it from a clinical perspective? When does thinking well of yourself actually mean something darker is going on? And what can people do who live with or love(d) a narcissist? Barbara Monett is here to illuminate us on these issues both from a professional and a personal perspective. This is a longer one but I think it's worth sticking around, especially since Barbara dropped a truth bomb at the end that I feel is applicable to parents, teachers, bosses and anyone who has to work with others. You can find her here:

You will find the transcript of this conversation when it's ready

114 - The Psychology of Trust with Ken Rotenberg - The Positive Psychology Podcast Sep 22, 2019

What do we talk about when we talk about trust? Is trust really disappearing? Ken will introduce us to his framework that allows us to think about trust in a deeper and more thoughtful way and illuminate issues such as trust in politics or whether overly trusting people are stupid or gullible.

If you have any friends who are deaf or hard of hearing but you feel they might benefit from this episode you can send them right over to the transcript.

http://strengthsphoenix.com/podcast/113-sex-the-positive-psychology-podcast/

113 - Sex - The Positive Psychology Podcast Aug 20, 2019

This episode is full of questions and ideas to get you thinking about sex in a more positive way. Sexual identity, sex positivity, porn and religion are covered among other things.

For our friends who are hard of hearing I am starting to include transcripts. Just visit this link for the full transcript (scroll down. The transcript might go live a few hours after the episode itself):

Kintsukuroi - My first Positive Psychology Rap Jun 02, 2019

One thing that I have been obsessed about for years is bringing the message of positive psychology to places where they might not be expected. That's why I started the podcast in the first place, fooled around with Amazon Alexa and most recently started to have some fun with GarageBand. Therefore I proudly present my first piece of music. Have fun and try to listen to the lyrics :)

112 - Saving Democracy Together - The Positive Psychology Podcast Apr 27, 2019

Democracy is a huge force for good in the world and it's under threat. It's one of the things we take the granted the most but pay a very high price if it crumbles. Civic duties might not be as sexy as catchy habits or yoga poses but they are key to living peacefully and creating the conditions so people can flourish. In this episode we talk about the relationship between democracy and happiness, what democracy is, what helps and what hinders democracy. Also if flamingos and giraffes could have babies with each other and then talk, that's exactly what I sound like in this episode.

111 - No War Between the Sexes - The Positive Psychology Podcast Mar 30, 2019

Today we're talking about masculinity, femininity and what's in between. We'll dive into sex, gender, toxicity and how we can do better.

110 - The Pragmatist's Guide to Life - The Positive Psychology Podcast Jan 02, 2019

Malcolm and Simone Collins want to wake people up to really truly think about life. What are you optimizing your life for? Could it be something that is not a positive emotion? This chat is a wild ride which might get some feathers ruffled. For this one you need to open your mind, put aside the times when you might feel personally attacked and instead try to give some of these controversial ideas serious thought. As a reward you'll get to hear the weirdest Positive Psychology analogy I have ever come across.

The Pragmatist's Guide to Life

109 - Running Therapy with William Pullen - The Positive Psychology Podcast Nov 29, 2018

Don't bail if you don't run. Everything that William talks about you can also do while walking. This episode is about how issues such as depression can be treated with movement. Check out Wiliam's TEDx talk here: Movement is medicine

If you own an Amazon Echo device have a look at the growing list of apps I have built.

108 - Humility is not what you think it is - The Positive Psychology Podcast Oct 14, 2018

Turns out the way psychologists define humility differs from what the dictionary teaches you. Listen in to hear what humility is, what it's not, why it's useful, what researchers have learned about it and how women and men differ.

If you have an Amazon Alexa / Echo device please check out the Positive Psychology Quiz or the Meditation Myth Buster.

107 - The Happy Startup School with Carlos Saba - The Positive Psychology Podcast Aug 16, 2018

Can we teach businesses to put happiness and meaning at the core of what they do? Today our guest is Carlos Saba, founder of the Happy Startup School. This one is interesting for all businesses, startup or not. We learn how these companies do things differently from business as usual.

Check out the Happy Startup School here

On a different note calling all the people who have an Amazon Echo/Alexa device. Check out my new skill Positive Psychology Quiz. Just tell your device to enable Positive Psychology Quiz.

106 - Write yourself Happy with Megan C. Hayes - The Positive Psychology Podcast Jul 24, 2018

Writing is one the most powerful and yet under-appreciated positive interventions that exist. Today I talk to Dr. Megan C. Hayes about making a mess, encounters on the page and why journalling as usual might not be sustainable.

http://www.positivejournal.org/free-stuff/

Books and articles mentioned:

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
The new Diary by Tristine Rainer
Expressive Writing by James Pennebaker
Beyond Expressive Writing by Sophie Nicholls

105 - The Plurality of Happiness - The Positive Podcast Jun 17, 2018

Happiness is not one thing. It contains multitudes and this episode is about pointing out various sources of happiness.

If you have an Amazon Alexa and you catch yourself coming up with reasons or doubts about meditation check out "Meditation Myth Buster". It gives you a single meditation myth which will hopefully help you to break down those barriers. I did this in the hope to get more people take the plunge and just get started on a regular practice.

104 - The Happiness Smorgasbord with Susanna Halonen - The Positive Psychology Podcast May 31, 2018

Susanna Halonen returns to the podcast with this conversation which is a meandering happiness buffet with lots of different bits to choose from.

The poet Hafiz
Evidence based theories versus interesting ideas
What can poetry and philosophy contribute to a good life?
The average scientific paper is read two or seven times (Susanna and I heard different numbers)
Intuition
Susanna's discomfort with how technology is shaping our lives and the voluntary limitations she puts on herself to ensure that she takes time for important things
A sin against adulthood
Happiness is Here, her new book
A controversial relationship tip
The happiest country in the world is where Susanna is from. She'll give us some insight into why that may be.

Learn more about Susanna and her new book Happiness is Here

103 - Parapsychology with Jeffrey Mishlove - The Positive Psychology Podcast Apr 29, 2018

Parapsychology investigates some pretty incredible phenomena including extra-sensory perception, telekinesis and even reincarnation. Jeffrey Mishlove and I discuss what parapsychology does, its relationship with mainstream psychology and how challenging our own assumptions can help us learn things, we otherwise wouldn't have known.

If you want to dive deeper into the research he talks about you can check out his youTube channel.

102 - The Art of Fully Living with Tal Gur - The Positive Psychology Podcast Apr 02, 2018

We talk a lot about the things that make us happy and are supposed to change our life. Some of us try out a bit of advice here and there but most of us don't go about it fully. Tal Gur gave himself 10 years to achieve 100 goals. Today we hear from a doer, someone who decided that he was ready to dedicate himself fully to explore and experience what a fulfilled life really means.

101 - Virtual Reality Assessments - The Positive Psychology Podcast Feb 11, 2018

This episode is mostly for professionals and students in positive psychology, HR or management. We can produce the best research in the world but if we don't go where the majority of the worlds' attention is heading, it will not matter how good we are. Whenever something new comes along, like say the internet, smartphones or even the teabag people always repeat the same reasons why it's stupid, irrelevant or dangerous (There is actually a fantastic podcast that covers this topic called The Pessimists' Archive). Then once mass adoption hits they play catch up and try to be seen in a sea of millions (Good luck starting an app in the Appstore in 2018).

That's why I hugely respect what CAPP has done. They have combined the technology of virtual reality with their expertise of personality assessment to come up with a novel product that I believe a lot of HR people will start to use in the near future. Even if you are not interested in virtual reality in itself this episode is worth listening to, as Jamie Betts explains not only, how this assessment works and why virtual reality is important, but how these kind of innovations get rolling in the first place. It's very possible that you as a researcher, executive or tech geek might get some cool ideas how to implement the ideas we talk about in your own work.

If you are a positive psychology professional or researcher I implore you to invest 5-10% of your attention to understand where the future is going and how you can get your message across in that environment. This episode is a good starting point for that.

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100 - 7 Fundamentals - The Positive Psychology Podcast Jan 21, 2018

Certain ideas keep coming up again and again, no matter what topic we cover in the podcast. These seven concepts let you take a step back and focus on the meta ideas which help you leverage whatever kind of personal growth you are aspiring to.

If you have tried a few times to change your thoughts, but have lacked the structure and recurring practice to do it, check out Brainwash.

099 - The Upside of your Stress - The Positive Psychology Podcast Nov 05, 2017

Kelly McGonigal's book the Upside of your Stress challenges everything we believe to know about stress. We discuss how previous research has been misunderstood, some surprising truths about stress and how we can develop a healthy stress response.

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098 - Good Violations - The Positive Psychology Podcast Oct 21, 2017

This ain't no typo. There are some violations that we tremendously enjoy. Don't worry it's not as dangerous as it sounds. Listen in to learn more about an integral part of happiness and well-being and how you can get more of it in your own life.

Watch Jessamyn doing some poses that I as an overweight woman thought would squash my brain.

097 - Yoga for Every Body with Jessamyn Stanley - The Positive Psychology Podcast Sep 16, 2017

Imagine yoga for a second: was it a white, slender and well-off hetero-sexual woman? Well what about tattooed, black, fat and queer folks? Is it not for them? Jessamyn Stanley is an inspiring yoga teacher who doesn't just not fit the mould but demonstrates that these moulds are unnecessary altogether. We discuss how yoga can be a vehicle for body positivity, mindfulness and a constructive kind of comfort during hard times. Also it's important that we don't mistake the postures for yoga. The practice is about so much more.

Listen to my own yoga journey and check out Positive Psychology on the Go.

Jessamyn mentioned this online resource for classes: https://www.yogaglo.com/

096 - Strengths-Based Parenting with Lea Waters - The Positive Psychology Podcast Aug 25, 2017

Parents and non-parents want to know how to see and grow the best in the (young) people around them. Lea Waters is here to talk about how to turn on the Strengths Switch, how our own challenges shape how we see our children and what actually happens once we dedicate ourselves to strengths in daily life.

You can take a test to see how you score in strengths-based parenting on her website http://www.strengthswitch.com/ (scroll down past the videos to find the resources).

095 - Emotion Differentiation (Hermione Granger is really good at this) - The Positive Psychology Podcast Aug 06, 2017

Emotion differentiation is a the closest thing to a psychological superpower. Having it gives you all kinds of benefits and protection while the absence of it has lots of drawbacks. The good news is that it is a very straight-forward skill to learn.

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094 - Conscious Communication with Mary Shores - The Positive Psychology Podcast Jul 08, 2017

Today Mary Shores, CEO and author, will join us to talk about

Why even a debt collection agency can bring positive change to the world
How one powerful rule changed her business for the better
A simple question to help align your actions with your goals
Getting out of a dark place in 5 Steps
Affirmation Deep Dive

Business has been underrepresented in this podcast so it's good to have Mary with us.

Okay full disclosure words such as karma will be discussed (and I will put them in a psychology context so the skeptics can chill...).

Links:

Ignite your Dreams Workbook

Fearless Ambition Facebook Group

006 - Shorts: Journalist Stalker - The Positive Psychology Podcast Jun 27, 2017

Internalizations
The Pressure of Balance
Unlimited Good versus Winner-takes-it-All
Why Self-Compassion is your Foundation

005 - Shorts: Reverse Batman - The Positive Psychology Podcast Jun 20, 2017

Acceptance versus resignation
Sailboat metaphor
Is only the best good enough for you?
The Full Monty or Nothing
Corporate Disillusionment
Gaming bestseller lists
Fire under my rear-end
You are the Ambassador Now
The Value of Tension
Missing the old days

093 - Bubbly is not Self-Love with Dani DiPirro - The Positive Psychology Podcast Jun 18, 2017

Dani DiPirro is the creator of Positively Present . We talk self-love (it's not just self-care!), facing and working on our fears and when it's time to seek professional guidance.

004 - Shorts: Personality Test Deep Dive & Good Viruses Jun 13, 2017

Collateral Benefits
A Co-Worker Chooses
Looking Back at Anger
Don't Pay it Back
When it's out of your Hands
Leave your Ego Alone
Please forget the One
Surprising Answer to Being more Kind

003 - Shorties: Don't Barf on Whales, Stop Doormatting it & I Accidentally Insult a Kind Man Jun 06, 2017

How you behave while you wait
Strengthsspotting
The Happiness Formula in your daily life
Sacrifice no more

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092 - The Heart of a Seeker - The Positive Psychology Podcast Jun 04, 2017

So you've lost your religion. Or you always thought it was stupid to begin with. Maybe you are religious but are not quite satisfied. Today we look at this idea that we can find spirituality in sometimes unexpected places.

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002 - Shorts: Who needs Monks? Gratitude Ninjas & Clairvoyance - The Positive Psychology Podcast May 28, 2017

Short, bite-sized, breathless and birdsong-filled reflections on how to live a good life:

Emotion Thermometers
How feelings over logic saved a life
Hurray for abs
I was a coward
Role models
Cultivating your inner life
Meditation in real time

001 - Positive Psychology Shorties - The Positive Psychology Podcast May 24, 2017

Introducing real-life bite-sized positive psychology goodness. For a while I have been thinking how I could use more real life examples to illustrate the concepts we talk about in the regular episodes. Enter Anchor.fm

This is raw, real-life as it happens, sometimes out of breath other times cursing a bit more than I usually do but always with one mission: to be right there for you with helpful thoughts and examples to improve your day.

I have been recording on Anchor every day for a week, usually multiple times a day. Hope you enjoy it.

Facebook Forum is Live & New Micro-episodes on Anchor.fm May 21, 2017

Okay right now it's just me and my mother so come one over and be one of the cool people who joined from the very beginning. I want us to get to know each other (you know a lot about me and I mostly likely don't know you yet), share things that will help all of us become the people we want to be and of course chat about episodes. I will also share content from my new station at Anchor.fm It's like Twitter but for audio and allows me to share examples and stories as they happen in real time, always with an eye on making your day better. Furthermore I want you to decide which happiness commandments should be featured in the 100th episode and of course introduce yourself.

Find the Facebook page by searching for "The Positive Psychology Podcast" (somebody else snatched up Positive Psychology Podcast) or click on here

http://strengthsphoenix.com/facebook

091 - What you Want, What you Say & What you Signal - The Positive Psychology Podcast May 11, 2017

At work, as parents and in our relationships we say that we want one thing but then we behave to encourage something completely different. If our words and behaviours do not line up we will experience a lot of unnecessary conflict. Check out what kind of incentives make people tick.

To get your Happiness Habit Apps Guide check check out

http://strengthsphoenix.com

and click on GET SOME.

Get Started now with the first 3 Days May 01, 2017

Maybe you don't need the tactics and motivation shared in this excerpt but chances are you know someone who would be grateful for a little bit more mental peace and quiet. Share this with them. Everything becomes better and more peaceful the more people can focus on what is important instead of the mental chatter that keeps us unhappy.

090 - Technology: Yay or Ney with Jason Feifer - The Positive Psychology Podcast Apr 14, 2017

Did technology make relationships better (hello Skype) or does it make us lonely? Today we talk to Jason Feifer, host of the thought-provoking podcast Pessimists' Archive and editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur Magazine to learn how to think about technology and the effects it has on our lives. You will also learn a fancy Japanese term you can throw around at the next dinner party and hear a guy speak a really really old language.

And if you want a little mental brain update check out

089 - What Harry Potter can teach you about Spirituality with Vanessa Zoltan - The Positive Psychology Podcast Mar 25, 2017

If you love Harry Potter you are probably excited by the title but if you are not hold your horses and give our insightful guest Vanessa Zoltan a chance: the principles we discuss can be applied to your favourite books, music and movies and even if you don't care about any of these things this discussion will make you consider your spiritual life and why it's helpful to cultivate one even if you're an atheist (like Vanessa is). In their hit podcast Harry Potter and the Sacred Text Vanessa and her co-host Casper ter Kuile use different practices to unlock the mysteries of the books. This deepened understanding can help all of us to live a life that is based on our values and that uses role models to handle moments of crisis well.

For more episodes go to

To rewire your brain for more positivity and self-compassion check out

http://strengthsphoenix.com

088 - I am not Judging you, but - The Positive Psychology Podcast Mar 11, 2017

From the distinctly unsexy depths of logic and classical psychology comes an episode on how to not be like your enemies: judgmental, illogical and manipulative.

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087 - Positive Risk with Suzy Madge - The Positive Psychology Podcast Feb 26, 2017

We are both terrified and fascinated with risk. Today we talk to adventurer-badass Suzy Madge who researched positive risk in ski-mountaineers but also drops out of helicopters to ski remote mountains in places like Afghanistan. Furthermore Suzy works with police forces and is therefore perfectly equipped to illuminate risk from several different perspectives. She talks about how relative the perception of risk is, why calculated risk taking is important and how high-risk situations can lead to transcendent experiences.

http://www.suzymadge.com/

086 - Crash Burn Thrive with Doug Behrendt - The Positive Psychology Podcast Feb 12, 2017

Here comes the second installment on depression where Doug Behrendt tells us about his experience with suicidal depression and how he fought his way back into life, one habit at a time. Hear what Doug a former pharmaceutical rep has to say about antidepressants. You can reach him at doug@crashburnthrive.com www.crashburnthrive.com You love listening to podcasts so why not show a clueless relative or friend what they're missing? Doing things for others feels good and the more listeners come in the more great podcasts will be produced. http://strengthsphoenix.com/listen

085 - Rethinking Politics - The Positive Psychology Podcast Feb 01, 2017

These are politically tumultuous times. In this episode we discuss some "necessary disillusionments" that we have to overcome in ourselves, stories that are unhelpful that we have to let go of to proceed and we dive into how opposing parties can find some real common ground. I will not shy away from super-charged topics (particularly one) where I make the argument that there are important reasons to not just force your political will onto others but why some unexpected science should make us rethink some of our opinions. You will be encouraged to think about what a democracy that deserves that name would be like and how you can be part of an 'emotional climate change' to secure sustainable political progress.

To build the kind of mindset that can help you navigate difficult political times check out my audiobook Brainwash at

084 - Good Consumerism - The Positive Psychology Podcast Jan 08, 2017

Consumerism has a lot of downsides but what if rather than giving up hope we look at how to make it better? For that to happen we need to become aware of our relationship with materialism, limiting beliefs we have even if we don't know it and what alternatives already exist.

You clearly love podcasts so why not teach someone how to listen to them and help them find shows they would enjoy?

For more episodes of the Positive Psychology Podcast visit

And if you are fed up with seeing the world from a cynical and hopeless point of view check out my audiobook Brainwash

083 - Magic with Steven Bagienski - The Positive Psychology Podcast Jan 02, 2017

Steven talks to us about how magic impacts well-being and what we can do to get some of that threefold goodness into our own lives.

If you wait for the end you will hear an action-movie style ad for my audiobook Brainwash.

082 - The Election according to Rosie : from Darkness to Fuel - The Positive Psychology Podcast Nov 21, 2016

Rosie from Illinois bravely confronts the shock, confusion and disillusion following the election of Donald Trump. She sits with discomfort, struggles through some painful realizations and ultimately recovers a sense of direction and even excitement. This is not only relevant for those of you trying to make sense of the new political landscape. It's also a demonstration of how we can face our own contradictions and use the tension generated to propel us toward personal growth.

If you want a personal growth spurt of your own check out my 21-Day audiobook program called Brainwash.

081 - Election Shock - The Positive Psychology Podcast Nov 12, 2016

To those of you who are terrified and not entirely sure what to do next: here are some thoughts to comfort but hopefully also inspire you to see this as the growth opportunity that it is. This episode does neither contain concepts from psychology or politics but is instead my heartfelt reaction. The psychology and the politics will come later as I decided to do a mini-series on politics and building our future.

For more episodes check out

http://100dayswithoutfear.com/

080 - 100 Dates with Fear with Michelle Poler - The Positive Psychology Podcast Nov 05, 2016

Let others punch fear in the face. Michelle Poler instinctively knew that she would need some oysters, a bikini and a time-machine to confront her numerous fears. In this conversation we dive into the creative and fun way she decided to address her fears, what she learned in the process and how she inspired millions to do the same (but in their unique way). Also you don't want to miss her thought-provoking insight into what her relationship with fear is like now. You can find out more and connect with Michelle and her interesting work here:

https://medium.com/hello-fears

https://twitter.com/michelle_poler

OK now something completely different. If you are in the UK and would love to go through a certified positive psychology program that is tried & tested, thorough and taught by a kick-ass wise Japan loving lady called Daniela Blickhan go to

http://strengthsphoenix.com/daniela

And last but not least my audiobook Brainwash is out. No more waiting, you can get it instantly if you go to

079 - Depression: A Personal Perspective - The Positive Psychology Podcast Oct 16, 2016

Deirdre a listener from beautiful Cape Town asked me a few questions about my personal journey with depression and I decided to answer her questions on the podcast. Furthermore I added a section about what people who have loved ones with depression should keep in mind.

If your inner dialogue sucks and you would like to challenge and rework the responsible brain patterns check out my audiobook Brainwash at

078 - Money Mindset with Matt Bodnar - The Positive Psychology Podcast Sep 22, 2016

Today investor and fellow podcaster Matt Bodnar joins us to discuss money but we end up covering:

Decision-making
Blocking and tackling
Financial literacy
Limiting beliefs and how to reverse them (The 4 Questions)
Pyramid of Action
and more

In the second half Matt does such impromptu coaching taking on my money hang-ups.

If you are really into science or psychology as usual you may have to open your mind or skip this episode all together.

Matt referred to lots of resources, so here they are:

And in case you want to be one of the first to get a copy of my first audiobook called Brainwash pre-order here:

077 - The Psychology of Running - The Positive Psychology Podcast Sep 04, 2016

No this is not an "exercise is good for you" episode. It's also not about how running affects you psychologically. This is really about taking the techniques of positive psychology and applying them to a tough challenge, in this case, training for a half-marathon. Even if you have never run a mile in your life and don't plan to some of the mindset obstacles and changes discussed here will be useful for whatever big challenge you have in your own life.

To support the funding of my new and first audiobook Brainwash please visit

You can find his books at Sage Publications.

076 - Coaching with Christian van Nieuwerburgh - The Positive Psychology Podcast Aug 21, 2016

Why is coaching so popular and will it remain that way when the robots come? Today Christian van Nieuwerburgh, Associate Professor of Coaching at Henley Business School shares with us his insights into when coaching is needed, how it can unleash its powers in companies and when working with young people.

There's also a status update regarding the launch of my first audiobook Brainwash which you can check out at

Brainwash Special Aug 13, 2016

I have never been more terrified of releasing an episode of the Positive Psychology Podcast. It's the closest thing to taking off my clothes and running around naked online that I have done. If you want to know why listen in and check out

https://gum.co/brainwash

075 - Reflections on Passion - The Positive Psychology Podcast Aug 07, 2016

Translating psychological concepts into daily life is not easy. So in this new reflection episode I look back on the concepts my friend Susanna Halonen taught me back in 2014 on passion. I will examine how I apply her ideas in my own life, where I still struggle and how two years later, I still work on implementation. I highly recommend that you listen to the original episode 8 on passion to remind yourself of the details of her passion theory. I hope that the reflection episodes help you deepen what you already know and inspire you to apply the concepts in your daily life.

074 - Grit: the not so secret Secret of Success - The Positive Psychology Podcast Aug 01, 2016

Originally I was reluctant to dig into grit: it just sounded like one of these many killjoy concepts that make us into the perfect corporate consumer soldier. How wrong I was. You don't need to have a flawlessly clean room or stay on the perfect diet for the rest of your life. Check out what grit is, how you can identify and cultivate it.

073 - Broadcasting Happiness with Michelle Gielan - The Positive Psychology Podcast Jul 17, 2016

Did you know that you are a broadcaster and have a lots of influence over the people in your life? Former CBS news anchor turned Positive Psychologist Michelle Gielan discusses how changing what and how we broadcast is crucial for success, happiness and health. If Michelle's message resonated with you, you can get her audiobook Broadcasting Happiness for free if you go through http://strengthsphoenix.com/audible and sign-up for a trial membership.

You can find out more about Michelle at http://michellegielan.com/

If you want to take the success scale go to http://broadcastinghappiness.com/success-scale/

And last but not least if you want to download the manifesto she talked about go to http://transformativejournalism.com/the-manifesto/ .

072 - Managing Happiness: tools and links - The Positive Psychology Podcast Jul 12, 2016

If you take your well-being seriously you have to prioritize and manage it. Today I will share how I do this focusing mainly on the tools I use, mostly smartphone apps.

You can find the full list of links on the page Apps to Manage Happiness

071 - How to be Miserable with Randy Paterson - The Positive Psychology Podcast Jun 22, 2016

In our pursuit of happiness it is easy to become myopic. Why not freshen things up by trying, just for the length of this episode, to achieve utter misery? Randy Paterson is a psychologist and the author of the book How to be Miserable: 40 Strategies you Already use. He will shine a light on some of the strategies we use to be miserable (unless you are of course a regular listener, in which case, I trust, you have kicked most of these habits already ;-).

For more episodes visit

http://strengthsphoenix.com/audible

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070 - The Story of your Life - The Positive Psychology Podcast Jun 05, 2016

Dan McAdams' work has illuminated how stories shape our identity. Today we dissect the elements of story to unearth the narrative we tell ourselves. Furthermore we will look at a life-stage model and how reaching or missing expected milestones can shape our identity.

You can find more episodes at

http://strengthphoenix.com/audible

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069 - Happiness after Loss with Maria Sirois - The Positive Psychology Podcast May 19, 2016

Maria Sirois from episode 21 on authenticity returns to the Positive Psychology Podcast to talk about happiness after loss. Maria has written

A Short Course in Happiness After Loss: (and Other Dark, Difficult Times)

We talk about when happiness is appropriate after loss, what we can do when tragedy strikes and how we can support those we love going through a hard time. Maria also mentions Viktor Frankl who has written an amazing book called

Man's Search for Meaning

If you want to hear Maria's take on authenticity check out episode 21.

And last but not least if you need something a bit lighter to listen to after these serious topics you can search for Nicola Yoon's great novel Everything Everything on Audible, download it for free if you sign up to try out Audible's membership (which I have been using since 2006) and support the Positive Psychology Podcast at the same time.

068 - Minimalism - The Positive Psychology Podcast May 05, 2016

Today we will talk about the philosophy of minimalism. It's not (yet) rooted in psychological evidence but based on what we know about what makes people happy and what doesn't it contains a lot of useful ideas. We will talk about what minimalism is and is not, what the benefits are as well as some guidelines to help you consider as you go about your life.

And in case you would like to learn more about minimalism (I recommend Leo Babauta's The Simple Guide to a Minimalist Life) you can grab a free audiobook if you go through my website http://strengthsphoenix.com/audible

More episodes can be found at http://strengthsphoenix.com/listen

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067 - Habits - The Positive Psychology Podcast Mar 20, 2016

We will talk about the anatomy of habits, discuss BJ Fogg's work on tiny habits and then address some things which make successful habit implementation more likely. This episode is meant to revisit some of the aspects of the Happy Habits interview episode (number 26) and to add a different approach to habits that is easy and helpful. We will also talk about the obstacles and excuses that can trip you up.

For those of you who want to delve deeper into the topic of habits I can recommend two books:

The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
Better than Before by Gretchen Rubin

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066 - Comfort & Convenience - The Positive Psychology Podcast Mar 05, 2016

Comfort and convenience

We seek comfort through convenience.
The time that convenience was designed to create for more important things is often taken up by more convenience
Convenience is a never ending task.
Our tolerance for discomfort steadily decreases which in turn is related to a lowering of our psychological well-being
A way out is to allow more risk and failure back into our lives

Consumerism

The number of ads outnumbers probably all other messages we get every day
Without thinking about our relationship with consumerism it controls us
Rethinking consumerism is not about saying goodbye to fun and joy
It's about aligning what's important to us with how we spend our energy and resources
This creates room for the great stuff

Antidotes

gratitude
savouring
mindfulness
thinking about values and what you do and don't do
creation

Resources mentioned:

The Upside of your Dark Side by Todd Kashdan & Robert Biswas-Diener

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065 - Acting as if... to Grow with Shannon Polly - The Positive Psychology Podcast Feb 14, 2016

One of the most interesting ways to implement positive psychology is by using techniques from the arts. You don't have to be a liberal arts college major to use and enjoy these techniques. Shannon Polly and I discuss how acting as if, posture, reading great speeches and improv theatre techniques help her Fortune 500 clients grow personally and develop and stronger executive presence. We also discuss how acting and authenticity relate to each other and have a special fun surprise at the end.

Shannon is a leadership development facilitator, coach, speaker, author and founder of Shannon Polly and Associates, with degrees in both music and drama. She is also among the first 150 people in the world to graduate with a Masters of Science in Applied Positive Psychology.

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Shannon mentioned the comedian Yakov Smirnoff in case you're curious what a comedian with a positive psychology degree is like.

Amy Cuddy's TED talk on how body languages influences how we feel.

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Sonja Lyubomirsky The How of Happiness

Michelle McQuaid's Strengths Challenge

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Second Wave Positive Psychology by Kate Hefferon, Itai Ivtzan, Tim Lomas and Piers Worth.

064 - Positive Psychology for Women with Niyc Pidgeon - The Positive Psychology Podcast Feb 06, 2016

Episode 10 was for the guys, this one is for the ladies. Niyc Pidgeon, a positive psychologist who works mainly with female entrepreneurs and I discuss the differences between coaching men and women, when coaching makes sense, self-care and what kind of interventions Niyc uses with her clients to make them even more successful.

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063 - Shame and Conformity - The Positive Psychology Podcast Jan 21, 2016

Elaine, a listener of the podcast, wrote in and suggested that I cover shame from the perspective of positive psychology. We will look at the work of Brené Brown, a rockstar shame and vulnerability researcher. Furthermore I will also address shame from a personal point of view, simply because not talking about it breeds more of it.

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062 - The Need for Speed - The Positive Psychology Podcast Jan 09, 2016

What do we sacrifice on the altar of speed and instant everything? Why is the imperative for speed bad for you and what can we do about it? We will talk about some of the surprising benefits that patience has on our lives.

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Top 10 Episodes of 2015 - The Positive Psychology Podcast Dec 27, 2015

If you are new to the Positive Psychology Podcast (or a bit behind) and you are a bit lost why not check out the top 10 of 2015?

061 - Self-Compassion - The Positive Psychology Podcast Dec 20, 2015

Who doesn't want more happiness, optimism and balance in their life? Self-compassion, championed by Dr. Kristin Neff, is one of those things that almost nobody has enough of. We are very self-critical because we're afraid otherwise we might lose our edge. That is however not true so why continue beating ourselves up? In this episode we explore what self-compassion is, why it's often misunderstood and what we can do to get more of it.

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060 - You are Rich in Resources - The Positive Psychology Podcast Dec 12, 2015

Thanksgiving is over but regardless of the time of the year it's really helpful to be conscious of all the resources that are at our disposal. It provides us with perspective and show us that whatever is bothering us, is not the only thing we have (or lost) in life.

In this episode we talk about 16 categories, some of which we don't usually think about, when thinking about what we have.

If you are unhappy with your own resources you can use this list to build resources the same way people traditionally think about building wealth.

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059 - Change the Conversation with Erica Virvo - The Positive Psychology Podcast Nov 26, 2015

The holiday season has kicked off and people all around the world are wondering what to do about 'negative' family members. Waiting them to change has not helped so what now? Try to involve them in a strengths-based conversation. See how different the conversation pans out when we start asking more meaningful questions than 'how are you?' I invited Erica Virvo on for this demonstration because her fun and adventurous spirit has led her to experience the kind of life many people dream they could lead themselves (hint: she's not a trust-fund baby).

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