2012 was the year that my life changed. It took just a few seconds. My car was on black ice when I was driving to work after a week of being with my family. A larger truck then hit me. At first, I thought it would be a terrible day to die. However, I quickly […]
People pleasing is not a flaw in personality. It is a way to cope with trauma and/or stress. In this way, people-pleasing may look like who you are, but it’s actually something you learned to do. That’s because we are wired to automatically protect ourselves in different ways. Pleasing (or “fawning”) is now recognized as […]
After finishing my Certificate in Wholebeing Positive Psychology with WBI in 2014, I was excited to start sharing the life-changing content I’d been learning. I was also trying implement all the great insights into my life. It was almost a year later when I came up with a framework to make Positive Psychology easier to teach […]
Caroline: Welcome, everybody. Today we’re discussing three positive psychology tools to sustain the inner being of the social activists with Uneeda Brewer. Uneeda Brewer, a life coach and organization development consultant, is our speaker today. She works with individuals who are navigating career and personal transitions, as well as organizations that want to improve inclusion, team […]
At Harvard Business School one of the most popular electives is a course called “Leadership and Happiness.” This course teaches graduate students seeking an M.B.A life skills such as emotional awareness, the importance of healthy relationships, and the importance of developing “grit” or resilience. This class has been so popular that despite doubling it’s enrollment […]
It was going to be hot so I started my walk earlier than usual. I put on sunscreen and comfortable clothes, wore sneakers and selected my audiobook and set off. About a quarter of my way through the walk, I felt something small in my shoe. It was not painful, but it was annoying. I […]