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Enhancing Collaboration In The Workplace: 5 Strategies
Groups form naturally in all walks of life: from friendship groups to sports clubs, from families to workplace teams. These connections punctuate our daily lives, [...]
15 Fun Goal-Setting Activities for Students & Kids
Setting and achieving goals is a vital part of being human. If we’re not working toward something, we can struggle with feelings of uncertainty and [...]
How to Express Gratitude: 20+ Creative Ways to Say Thank You
Gratitude should always be expressed, whether big or small. After they’d been married 40 years, I gifted my parents a trip to the beautiful European [...]
Drama Therapy: How Storytelling Can Promote Healing
If you’ve ever participated in drama or theater before, you might be familiar with the cathartic release that drama can facilitate. Actors commonly shed tears [...]
17 Best Mindfulness Trainings & Certifications
While mindfulness has roots in ancient contemplative practices more than 2,500 years old, the boom in secular mindfulness training began in the 1990s following the [...]
How to Engage Clients in Therapy
Both clinicians and clients seek therapy with the hope of a positive experience. This might include reaching specific goals, learning new skills, self-discovery, and growth. [...]
Negative Reinforcement: How It Promotes Desired Behaviors
Often mistaken for punishment, negative reinforcement is a powerful tool for shaping behavior. It works by removing an unpleasant stimulus to encourage a desired action, [...]
8 Coping Skills Worksheets for Adults and Youth (+ PDFs)
No matter how much we study, plan, and prepare, life will inevitably throw us curveballs. When it does, it’s our ability to adapt, problem-solve, and [...]
Fostering Community Engagement with Positive Psychology
We are born into communities, spend our lives bonding with new communities, and once we’re no longer here, those same communities will celebrate our lives. [...]
7 Ways to Improve Communication in Relationships
Effective communication is the foundation of any healthy relationship, whether romantic, familial, or professional. Misunderstandings, unspoken expectations, and poor listening skills can create unnecessary conflict [...]