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Tranquility du Jour

Tranquility du Jour #433: Positive Psychology

Tranquility du Jour

Kimberly Wilson

Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement, Mental Health

4.6 • 554 Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2018

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

In this week's edition of Tranquility du Jour, I discuss the getting a certificate in applied positive psychology with three classmates: Alisha, Alexis, and Carol. Learn our takeaways from the program and how we're incorporating them into our daily lives.

According to Psychology Today, positive psychology is the scientific study of what makes life most worth living. It is a call for psychological science and practice to be as concerned with strength as with weakness; as interested in building the best things in life as in repairing the worst; and as concerned with making the lives of people fulfilling as with healing pathology.

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Guests:

Carol Meyers is a Washington, DC-based life coach + mentor, positive psychology practitioner, and strategic communications consultant. She blends the science of well-being and the art of mindfulness to help clients create a joyful life in alignment with their values and purpose. Her top five VIA character strengths are gratitude, love of learning, perspective, kindness, and hope (with appreciation of beauty, creativity, and curiosity rounding out the top eight). Learn more at carolmeyers.com.

Alexis Buckles is a Health and Wellness Coach working in both private and corporate settings. In addition to being a certified health coach, she also holds a BA in Global Affairs and is certified in Applied Positive Psychology. Outside of coaching, Alexis shares her passion for holistic well-being through her Living Well + Wild community and her upcoming journal, The Book of Extraordinary Things. She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband Chris Mooney and a precocious border collie mix named Ripley. Alexis enjoys eating vegan food, fencing, and reading epic fantasy stories. Learn more at livingwellandwild.com.

Alisha Wielfaert is a leadership, life and creativity coach who specializes in working with women, walking as a guide with fellow women seekers on their path towards clarity of purpose. Alisha is a positive psychology practitioner and weaves positive psychology, yoga and creativity together while working with clients to ensure them a journey to flourishing. Alisha coaches individuals and groups, leads workshops and retreats that inspire you to move north of neutral.  She is the host of The Yoke and Abundance Wise Women Podcast. Alisha believes that when we as women realize and step into our own power we make the whole world a brighter place. Learn more at yokeandabundance.com.

Mentioned in the Podcast

Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology
The concept of flow with Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Positive Psychology + the Study of Happiness
Via Character Strengths Assessment
10 Positive Psychology Studies to Change Your View of Happiness
A Compilation of Positive Psychology Articles
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0:00.0

Tranquility Dejure, November 5th, 2018.

0:09.1

Hello there, this is Kimberly Wilson, and welcome to the 433rd edition of Tranquility

0:16.7

Dejure, a podcast featuring artists, activists, and authors around the globe spreading inspiration.

0:25.6

And today, I'm really excited. I have three guests on the show, and we're talking about

0:31.0

our journey into getting a certificate in applying positive psychology with my three classmates, Alicia, Alexis, and Carol. So you're going

0:42.4

to hear our takeaways from this six-month 240-hour program and how we're incorporating our

0:49.0

takeaways into our daily lives. You'll also hear a bit about what our final projects were. Now, before I dive in,

0:57.9

I want to just mention what is positive psychology. So according to psychology today, it's the

1:05.6

scientific study of what makes life most worth living. It is a call for psychological science and practice to be

1:14.4

as concerned with strength as with weakness, as interested in building the best things in life,

1:21.3

as in repairing the worst, and as concerned with making the lives of people fulfilling,

1:29.4

as with healing pathology.

1:34.5

So before we dive in to today's piece, where I'm also going to be sharing my takeaways and we're going to be hearing from these three other beautiful guests, I wanted to mention

1:38.9

a few things that are happening and coming up. The first of which is my last in-person event this year is going to be the New Year's

1:47.0

mini retreat happening at Tringlespace slash Yoga Works and DuPont Circle on December 31st.

1:53.0

From 2 to 5.

1:54.4

So this was an annual event that I host and I'm really excited to be back offering this.

2:00.3

And if you're interested or will'll be in the DC area,

2:02.5

there's a link in the show notes. Kimberlywilson.com slash TDJ 433. I'm also going to be offering

2:11.4

a new year salon doing some vision board work, some reflection, and that's going to happen on January 1st. So

2:20.0

stay tuned for those details. I may have an online component to it, but I'm also thinking it's

2:26.0

going to be an in-person experience. So again, that's on New Year's Day, which I can't believe

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