REVISITING How to Thrive: Exploring What's Strong Instead of What's Wrong

We’re revisiting our How to Thrive series co-hosted with positive psychotherapist Marie McLeod for Mental Health Month.

This series initially went live in late 2021 - almost 12 months ago - while How to Thrive, the documentary, was still in production. It is now out in the world and showing in cinemas all over the country.

In this podcast series, Marie and I go deep into the practice of positive psychology and wellbeing science, sharing how we live what we teach in our work and in our lives. We dive into what it means to thrive and dissect a beam of the BEACON model, Marie's evidence-based model of thriving, in each episode. We even have do-at-home exercises for you to complete along with us. That means YOU get to participate in this fabulous collaboration too.

In this episode, you will learn:

What the BEACON Model is and how it helps you to thrive
What each beam of BEACON stands for
What we mean by well-being literacy
The history and origin of the positive psychology
About finding emotional equilibrium
Why is it important to look for the things that go well in life.

Today's quest: What went well for you? How to focus on what's strong rather than what's wrong and rewire your brain for positivity.

Resources mentioned in this episode:

The Delightful app that Marie and I are using

Marie's website - needtoseesomeone.com and resources here.

Positivity resonance - Watch this video from Dr Barbara Fredrickson about Positivity Resonance and Positive Connection

Robert Waldinger: What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness TED Talk

Seligman's PERMA+ Model - a foundational model in positive psychology

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