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Esther Perel’s Couples Therapy Just Solved Organizational Relationships
I love Esther Perel. Her podcast Where Should We Begin gives an inside look as real couples navigate their relationship issues that seem largely centered around sex. When I heard she was speaking at SXSW about workplace relationships my curiosity as a positive...
Why Is It So Hard to Be Nice To Yourself? The Science of Self-Compassion in the Classroom and in Life
Teachers often come to self-compassion work looking to help their students to be a little easier on themselves. It might be a seed planted after a crisis like a suicide or when they hear (once again) the nauseating stats around teen depression, anxiety, and...
Why Canadian Educators Don’t Need to Reinvent the Wheel When It Comes to Mental Health
Canada isn't the only Country experiencing a mental health crisis. Globally, the total number of people with depression was estimated to exceed 300 million in 2015. A similar number suffer from some type of anxiety disorders. And many experience both simultaneously...
Want To Get Hired? Lead With Emotional Intelligence
Emotional intelligence (EI) is popping up everywhere- from Facebook to LinkedIn there’s more and more buzz about why EI is the new IQ. Emotional intelligence includes your ability to recognize what emotion you are feeling and to manage that emotion in a way that...
The Science of Flow- Why Getting “In the Zone” Matters
This week an amazing group of professionals gathered at Claremont Graduate College for the Western Positive Psychology Association's conference delving into Evidence-Based Applications in Positive Psychology. I was lucky to present 2 sessions. 10 Years of Positive...
Teachers as Influencers/ Students as Followers- Is This The New Student/Teacher Relationship?
According to organizational leadership expert Ira Chalieff, the best way to view the leadership relationship is through the lens of influencer/follower. This makes sense in the workplace, but could it also work in an education setting? Could teachers be influencers...
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