Podcasts by The Positive Psychology Podcast - Bringing the Science of Happiness to your Earbuds with Kristen Truempy

085 - Rethinking Politics - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2017-02-01T11:00

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 t...

084 - Good Consumerism - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2017-01-08T17:47:56

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, limit...

083 - Magic with Steven Bagienski - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2017-01-02T14:44:35

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 s...

082 - The Election according to Rosie : from Darkness to Fuel - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2016-11-21T19:01:29

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 ultim...

081 - Election Shock - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2016-11-12T09:17:01

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 e...

080 - 100 Dates with Fear with Michelle Poler - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2016-11-05T09:24:41

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 in...

079 - Depression: A Personal Perspective - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2016-10-16T10:42:18

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...

078 - Money Mindset with Matt Bodnar - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2016-09-22T21:35:46

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

• Decision-making
• Blocking and tackling
• Financial literacy
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077 - The Psychology of Running - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2016-09-04T08:58:43

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 ...

076 - Coaching with Christian van Nieuwerburgh - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2016-08-21T18:18:11

Why is coaching so popular and will it remain that way when the robots come? Today Christian van Nieuwerburgh, Listen

Brainwash Special from 2016-08-13T21:21:50

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 ...

075 - Reflections on Passion - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2016-08-07T04:00

Translating psychological concepts into daily life is not easy. So in this new reflection episode I look back on the concepts my friend Listen

074 - Grit: the not so secret Secret of Success - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2016-08-01T14:15:10

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 ...

073 - Broadcasting Happiness with Michelle Gielan - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2016-07-17T04:00

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...

072 - Managing Happiness: tools and links - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2016-07-12T19:43:18

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 smartp...

071 - How to be Miserable with Randy Paterson - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2016-06-22T17:53:02

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? Ra...

070 - The Story of your Life - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2016-06-05T19:04:06

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 mode...

069 - Happiness after Loss with Maria Sirois - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2016-05-19T20:28:15

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

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068 - Minimalism - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2016-05-05T20:56:14

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 ...

067 - Habits - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2016-03-20T20:24:46

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 Listen

066 - Comfort&Convenience - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2016-03-05T14:09:42

Comfort and convenience

• We seek comfort through convenience.
• The time that...
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065 - Acting as if... to Grow with Shannon Polly - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2016-02-14T04:16:28

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. Shann...

064 - Positive Psychology for Women with Niyc Pidgeon - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2016-02-06T05:14:19

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 w...

063 - Shame and Conformity - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2016-01-21T17:26:13

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 vulnerabil...

062 - The Need for Speed - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2016-01-09T13:57:32

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 tha...

Top 10 Episodes of 2015 - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-12-27T19:45:08

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 from 2015-12-20T20:24:26

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-cr...

060 - You are Rich in Resources - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-12-12T15:17:46

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 wh...

059 - Change the Conversation with Erica Virvo - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-11-26T13:39:13

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...

058 - Why you Should go to Sleep now - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-11-07T11:19:10

Dr. Richard Wiseman is on a mission to make people go to sleep more often and more deeply. You will hear what happens we we sleep, what happens when we don't sleep enough, the benefits of sleepi...

057 - Authentic Leadership - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-10-25T17:43:53

Today we look at authentic leadership and why it's important for anyone, regardless of whether you have a formal leadership position or not. We will examine the benefits of authentic leadership,...

056 - Travel to gain Depth with Nathaniel Boyle - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-10-09T10:04

While science is at the heart of positive psychology we sometimes need role models to understand how concepts like curiosity or growing beyond our comfort zones can be applied to our own lives. ...

055 - Willpower - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-09-21T18:55:58

Willpower is essential to to reach our goals. Yet as Kelly McGonigal points out in her book The Willpower Instinct common ideas about willpower are often wrong. In this  episode we look...

054 - Love with Nate Bagley - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-09-08T20:56:28

What can I do right in love? That's the question Nate Bagley asked himself before he embarked on the Loveumentary project, where he has interviewed over 70 couples who are in functioning relatio...

053 - Flow - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-08-30T20:19:36

In this short episode we look at what flow is and how you can cultivate it. Like last week's episode on mindfulness this is also about the quality of experience.  For more episodes check out htt...

052 - Mindfulness - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-08-23T18:56:52

Mindfulness is not just for vegan yoga practitioners or new agey types: CEOs do it (so if they have time you probably do too) as well and many others. This episode will cover what mindfulness is...

051 - Death: A Personal Story - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-08-16T19:33

Positive Psychology is not just interested in happy clappy topics - it's also interested in how we can deal with difficult situations. In this episode I am not sharing research but instead tell ...

050 - Changing Inner Dialogue: Coaching Call - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-08-09T17:54:28

Negative thinking happens in the heat of the moment. How can we change that and what are concrete ways to change the inner dialogue? This is an excerpt from three positive psychology coaching ca...

049 - Pimp your Language Learning - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-08-04T19:08:06

Did you always want to study a foreign language but got discouraged or never even started? Or are you an expat who wants to connect with the locals but struggle? This is a passionate pep talk pe...

048 - Positive Therapy with Dan Tomasulo - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-07-24T16:52:26

Therapy with a positive twist: how does it work? How can we bring people to experience powerful breakthroughs and get them out of their heads? What's story and acting got to do with it? Dr. Dan ...

047 - Empathy - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-07-19T18:45:39

What is empathy, what do we know about it and how do we increase it?

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046 - Individualism vs. Collectivism - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-07-16T19:26:43

You will have an opportunity to think about how individualistic you are and which things you prefer to do by yourself.

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045 - Values - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-07-04T06:00

People like to talk about values but what are they exactly? And how can something so abstract actually be helpful in our messy daily life?

For more episodes check out http://strengthsphoe...

044 - Positive Institutions - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-06-27T06:00

What is a positive institution? What sets a good company or school apart from regular institutions? What can you contribute to make the institutions you are involved with more positive?

F...

043 - Travel as a Gateway to Flourishing - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-06-20T06:00

Travel is a wonderful way to achieve personal growth. How does it relate to psychological well-being? How does travel allow us to explore and live our values? I will address these questions by s...

042 - Why Disability Affects us All - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-06-13T06:00

Making positive psychology inclusive is not just a topic that is important for people with disabilities but all of us. Michael Wehmeyer talks about how implementing measures to think about and a...

041 - Strong Mindfulness with Ryan Niemiec - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-06-07T07:37:40

Ryan Niemiec returns to discuss what mindfulness is, what the benefits are and how we can personalize the practice by tapping into our strengths.

For more episodes check out http://streng...

040 - Emotional Intelligence - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-06-02T19:57

Emotional intelligence is made up of different skills. We will look at the different skills and how to cultivate them. We will also learn why decision making without emotions might not be as gre...

039 - Writing to Deal with Pain - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-05-25T20:03:40

Writing can help us deal with trauma and the negative effects of inhibiting things and keeping secrets. We will explore how writing can be a great coping mechanism. Furthermore examples are give...

038 - Mindset - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-05-17T17:36:36

A fixed mindset might be what's standing in your way. Learn what a growth mindset is and how to acquire it.

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037 - How the News Impacts your Happiness - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-05-12T19:07:21

Constructive journalism is about news that is not junk food to your mind. Based on the work of Cathrine Glydensted we explore what constructive journalism is, how you are impacted by the news an...

036 - High Quality Relationships - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-05-03T14:05:33

What are high-quality connections? What do they feel like and what benefits do they have? What different lenses exist to make sense of our relationships?

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035 - Resilience (you like bamboo) - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-04-26T18:46:06

Based on the work of Karen Reivich and Andrew Shatté we will explore the ABC of resilience, thinking traps and how to question them and icebergs.

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034 - Transcendent Behaviour (Science Speak for Being Awesome) - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-04-21T21:52:49

Quite a mouthful: what the heck is transcendent behaviour? What happens if we behave that way and what makes us more likely to behave in a transcendent way?

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033 - Creativity - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-04-13T20:10:59

Based on the work of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi we will explore the creative personality, conditions that enable creativity and the creative process.

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032 - Rethinking the Body - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-04-04T11:45:53

What kind of questions does positive psychology ask about the body? How can you increase your awareness of your own body? Is self-image just about attractiveness?

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031- Self-Worth: Am I Good Enough? - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-03-29T15:38:35

What contributes to feelings of self-worth? What is self-esteem and self-efficacy and how can you get more of it?

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030 - Appreciation of Beauty with Rhett Diessner - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-03-21T05:30

What is beauty? What does biology have to do with it? Of what use is the ability to appreciate beauty in our world? And what about shallow beauty?

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029 - Personal Spirituality (Part 2) - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-03-15T18:39:54

Why bother developing a personal spirituality? How can we engage in personal spirituality?

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028 - Spirituality (Part 1) - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-03-08T14:10:16

What is spirituality, what are its benefits and what is sacred? In this first part we look at what positive psychology knows and doesn't know about spirituality.

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027 - Walking the Talk - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-03-01T20:46:06

Positive psychology has to be highly practical to be of use. So in this episode I share how I implement positive psychology into daily routines and how it shapes lots of important decisions. I h...

026 - Happiness Habits with Braco Pobric - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-02-21T21:04:40

How can we make good habits and break the bad ones? Braco Pobric tells us a couple of happiness secrets and relates them to real-life experience.

025 - You are aging right now with Piers Worth - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-02-15T14:45:09

Positive aging is usually not a topic we care about when we are young. However during this talk with Piers Worth it turns out that what determines positive aging are things that happen often way...

024 - Strengths at the Workplace with Michelle McQuaid - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-02-08T13:31:45

The proof is in the pudding. So how can we use our strengths and the principles of positive psychology at work? Michelle McQuaid talks to us about how we can recognize strengths in the working d...

023 - Courage - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-02-01T19:37:59

What is courage? What different kinds of courage exist and how can courage be cultivated?

022 - Hope with Shane Lopez - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-01-24T17:00

What is hope and why would companies be wise to cultivate it? How do we increase our hope and what can be done to teach kids at school?

021 - Authenticity: the Art of Being Yourself - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-01-17T15:45:39

'Be yourself' is the kind of advice we hear all the time. But how do you do that? Dr. Maria Sirois talks to us about what authenticity is, what the benefits and dangers are and how we can get st...

020 - Terrorism through the Lens of Transformative Action - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-01-11T22:45:58

How can decade-old problems and truly challenging issues be solved? By looking at conflicts which were resolved peacefully the principles of transformative action were discovered. In this episod...

019 - Are you psychologically healthy? - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2015-01-02T15:45:05

Back to the basics. What is psychological well-being really and how do you know that you are mentally healthy?

018 - Your Year Recap using a GREAT DREAM - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2014-12-28T14:59:57

Before you rush off making new resolutions here are a couple of questions to help you remember 2014 from a positive psychology perspective.

017 - Savouring: the ability to notice and appreciate - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2014-12-21T14:04:20

Savouring is the ability to notice and appreciate past, present and future experiences. Savouring has been shown to make us happier so we will look at savouring exercises and talk about how you ...

016 - Forgiveness - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2014-12-14T17:54:26

We will talk about what forgiveness is, what the benefits are, the steps which different forgiveness programs have in common and some questions you can ask yourself if you are...

015 - Meaning - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2014-12-07T19:43:23

What is meaning and why is it important? What are the benefits of having a purpose and where does suffering fit in? What can you do when you want to explore meaning in your own life?

014 - Positive Money - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2014-11-30T11:08:43

How can you spend your money in ways that make you happier? Right in time for Christmas shopping we discuss five principles which help spending your money in a way that makes you and the people ...

013 - Can Happiness Levels change? - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2014-11-23T13:47:42

What beliefs stand in our way to change? How does change happen in our brain? Is happiness fixed and what influence do genes have? What can we do with all this information?

012 - Backstage Positive Psychology with Aaron Jarden - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2014-11-15T11:10:01

This episode is for the geeks, those interested in where Positive Psychology is headed and the fans of Aaron Jarden. We discuss the importance and advancement of assessments, the need to define ...

011 - Play and Humour with Therese Joyce - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2014-11-08T17:52:35

Therese Joyce will explain why play and humour is much more serious and important than you think.

010 - The Positive Psychology Podcast - Critical Positive Masculinity with Tim Lomas from 2014-11-02T17:47:50

Do we have to get away from traditional stereotypes of what it means to be a man? Is getting in touch with emotions only for women? Dr. Tim Lomas explains critical positive masculinity.

009 - The Positive Psychology Podcast - Optimism from 2014-10-26T09:46:11

Think of optimism as the climate in your brain: is the weather generally good or would you prefer better weather? What is optimism, how does it influence your brain and life, what are the benefi...

008 - The Positive Psychology Podcast - Passion with Susanna Halonen from 2014-10-12T10:02:55

Learn why the search for passion is over. Susanna explains the 5 components of a passionate life.

007 - The Positive Psychology Podcast - Zurich Film Festival Special from 2014-10-09T19:52:30

In the last episode Ryan Niemiec mentioned how movies can help us develop our character strengths. This week we will talk about how seeing 14 movies in 8 days gave me ample opportunity not just ...

006 - Ryan Niemiec on Strengths - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2014-09-28T10:00

Ryan Niemiec will be our guest in this episode of the Positive Psychology Podcast. He is a psychologist, coach and author who works on advancing the science and practice of strengths at the VIA ...

005 - Acacia Parks on Positive Interventions - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2014-09-21T08:58:49

Acacia Parks discusses positive interventions. What are they? What works best and what can go wrong? How are positive interventions brought to the public? And how could a listener get started? Listen

004 - Lea Waters on Positive Education - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2014-09-16T16:41:28

Lea Waters, a positive education expert from the University of Melbourne will talk about why positive education is important, how wellbeing and performance are linked and what teachers intereste...

003 - Positive Emotions - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2014-09-07T12:29:59

 Today we are going to talk about positive emotions. We will cover

• why one big misunderstanding make...
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002 - Strengths - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2014-08-23T23:20:21

What are character strengths? Why should you use them? How can you identify them? How can you get going today?

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001- Introduction - The Positive Psychology Podcast from 2014-08-10T08:20:11

Welcome to the first episode of the Positive Psychology Podcast - Bringing the Science of the Good Life to your Earbuds. In this episode we talk about what positive psychology is, what it is not...