If I could I would always work in silence and obscurity, and let my efforts be known by their results. — Emily Bronte I just finished reading a terrific book written by Susan Cain (2012), who also ...

As someone who identifies as a positive person, I am always trying to stay—or at least pretend to be—positive whenever ...

Jared Warren combined his interest in landscape photography with a positive psychology curriculum he developed at Brigham Young University to help students achieve happiness and strive for better ...

Building resilience is essential to flourishing as a leader, especially as a current or aspiring CEO. I’ve written about the foundational factors for building resilience that have allowed my clients ...

Character strengths represent core personal traits that enable individuals to thrive and contribute meaningfully to their communities. As a central theme within positive psychology, these strengths ...

University of Warwick provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation UK. The short, dark days of winter are never easy to get through. But for many people in the UK and across Europe, this ...

When I started working with a client whom I'll call "Dylan," he was newly promoted, full of energy and ready to make his mark. A bright, ambitious manager at a fast-growing software company, Dylan had ...

Discover how to boost your self-esteem at 60 with psychology-based strategies. Learn habits, thoughts, and practices that ...

When it comes to how you view the world and your everyday experiences, you probably fall into one of two categories: optimist or pessimist. For people with pessimistic tendencies, or a “glass ...

Since immemorial time, active engagement with music or ‘musicking’ has been characteristic of the human condition, not only enabling individual self-expression but also positively affecting many ...

A new Roundtable Discussion in the journal Autism in Adulthood explores how the two fields of positive psychology and autism might integrate and benefit each other, and the autism community at large.