Episode 89: Exploring Positive Psychology with Marsha J. McCartney, Ph.D.

“Success requires persistence, the ability to not give up in the face of failure. I believe that optimistic explanatory style is the key to persistence.”
― Martin E.P. Seligman

The news and social media are awash with negativity. It seems everyone is telling us what's wrong, who is bad, who is at fault, and why we should be angry and scared.

It's overwhelming sometimes.

So, this week I am excited to bring a conversation I had to to you with Dr. Marsha J. McCartney. Dr. McCartney is a professor of Psychology at the University of Kansas who specializes in the field of positive psychology. In this episode we touched on the following:

• what is positive psychology?
• the importance of accepting our range of emotions as part of the human experience
• tools you can used to help you on your journey
• books that might be helpful like
• Learned Optimism" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Learned Optimism, Martin Seligman, PhD
• The How of Happiness" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">The How of Happiness

Thank you so much for listening.

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