Tag Archives: Positive Psychology

#298 The Relationship Between Positive Psychology and Health Outcomes with Lisa Aspinwall, PhD





Lisa G. Aspinwall Ph.D., is associate professor of psychology at the University of Utah, US, and a member of the Huntsman Cancer Institute. Her research program examines self-regulatory processes and future-oriented thinking (proactive coping, optimism, prevention) as people seek to anticipate, prevent, understand, and manage important negative outcomes, especially in the domain of health. She [...]

#297 Engineering Happiness with Rakesh Sarin, PhD





Dr. Rakesh Sarin came to the United States with only fifty dollars in his pocket, but with a lot of enthusiasm to pursue his PhD degree at UCLA. He now holds the Paine Chair in Management at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. Rakesh grew up in a small town in Northwest India where modern [...]

#296 Critiquing Positive Psychology as Cancer Treatment with James Coyne, PhD





link to a CBS news television story in which he appears along with Barbara Erenreich and Lance Armstrong. Dr. Coyne and his behavioral science research team work on understanding the coping process in cancer patients and testing the effectiveness of interventions in enhancing the patient’s well being. Major depression and anxiety disorders tend to be [...]

#294 – The Dark Side of Seligman’s Comprehensive Soldier Fitness with Stephen Soldz PhD





Stephen Soldz, Ph.D. is a psychoanalyst, clinical psychologist, professor, and anti-war activist. In this interview we discuss

#291 – Comparing Logotherapy and Positive Psychology with Marshall H. Lewis, MA





#282 – A Hollywood Perspective on Story with Producer Lindsay Doran





#281 – Short Interviews from Positive Psychology Congress and A Laughter Yoga Session





Today’s episode is a two-parter. First it features short interviews with attendees at the Second World Congress on Positive Psychology, held in Philadelphia earlier this summer. The second part features brief interviews with the teacher and students at a local Laughter Yoga session, I recently attended in Petaluma, California. The photo is a picture of [...]

#277 – At The 2nd World Congress on Positive Psychology: Part 2 with Dr. Ed Diener & Others





click here). You’ll definitely get more out of this by viewing those as you listen. Also, included in this episode, are a few of the interviews I conducted with other presenters and attendees. I hope these will help convey the diversity and excitement of the event. Standard Podcast [ 1:04:13 ]

#276 – At The Second World Congress on Positive Psychology: Part 1 with Dr. Martin Seligman & Others





#271 -”Happy,” The Movie, with Roko Belic





HAPPY. HAPPY combines powerful human stories from around the world with cutting edge science to give us a deeper understanding of our most valued emotion. Standard Podcast [ 1:09:44 ]