by Lynn Soots | March, 2015 | Positive Psychology
Just from looking at the title, you are probably assuming that in the Positive Psychology world optimism is a main-stay in the diet. Yes, optimism does have benefits related to well-being. However, we also know that it can be overdone and that pessimism rightly has a...
by Lynn Soots | March, 2015 | Positive Psychology
This topic, above all others, is the most difficult to explain and to do broad justice to the actual sense of meaning. Why on might ask; simply because flourishing can only be evaluated and described by the individual. In his book Flourish, Dr. Martin Seligman brings...
by Lynn Soots | March, 2015 | Health
In the world of Positive Psychology, savouring is best described by the model created by Fred Bryant and Joseph Veroff that defines savouring as “noticing and appreciating the positive aspects of life – the positive counterpart to coping. Savoring is more than...
by Lynn Soots | January, 2015 | What Positive Psychology Means To Me
A breath of fresh air When I think of positive psychology my very first thought is “a breath of fresh air”. After attaining a degree in counseling and then becoming a psychology professor, I became worn by the negative patterns of the field in general. Comments like...
