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3 positive psychology exercises

Download 3 Free Positive Psychology Exercises (PDF)

Enhance wellbeing with these free, science-based exercises that draw on the latest insights from positive psychology.

Cognitive Psychology

What Is the Cognitive Psychology Approach? 12 Key Theories

As I cross the busy road, a sea of information of varying degrees of importance confronts me. Maintaining focus on the oncoming traffic is paramount, [...]

Emotional Awareness

What Is Emotional Awareness? 6 Worksheets to Develop EI

Many argue that emotional intelligence (EI) is more important than traditional intelligence, boosting academic and career success, leadership skills, and mental and physical wellbeing (Larsen, [...]

Counseling interview questions

40 Counseling Interview Questions to Ask Therapy Clients

Empowering your patients and guiding them to realize their inner strengths to deal with life’s difficulties are some of the central goals of counseling. Knowing [...]

Conflict resolution family

Family Conflict Resolution: 6 Worksheets & Scenarios (+ PDF)

Families are surprisingly resilient, usually able to withstand and recover from severe conflict between family members and quickly return to familiar interactive patterns (Goldenberg, 2017). [...]

Teacher burnout

Teacher Burnout: 4 Warning Signs & How to Prevent It

High-stakes assessments. Unruly students. Difficult parents. Last-minute principal walkthroughs. A lack of resources or time. A global pandemic. These alone are enough to make anyone [...]

Overcome perfectionism

How to Overcome Perfectionism: 15 Worksheets & Resources

While difficult to define, perfectionism can drive impossibly high standards and have dangerous consequences. Maintaining that flawless veneer can put your mental and physical wellbeing [...]

Motivational Enhancement Therapy

What Is Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET)?

Motivation is a powerful predictor of change in recovery. In recent years, addiction treatments have shifted away from punitive methods and abstinence protocols toward a [...]

Positive Intelligence

Positive Intelligence: How to Overcome Saboteurs in Coaching

Positive intelligence has become a popular term in the executive coaching world. It is the new ‘intelligence’ of this decade, just as emotional intelligence was [...]

Kintsugi Lifestyle

The Wabi Sabi Lifestyle: How to Accept Imperfection in Life

Wabi sabi and kintsugi have their historical origins in the aesthetics of the Japanese tea ceremony that upholds the Zen Buddhist values of purity, harmony, [...]

Self-discovery

How to Begin Your Self-Discovery Journey: 16 Best Questions

Whether spurred by a milestone birthday, life upheaval, or simply curiosity, many of us will at some point set out on a quest for greater [...]