Positivity Matters

David B. Feldman, PhD, is a clinical health psychologist and Professor of Counseling Psychology at Santa Clara University. Prof. Feldman's top VIA strengths: Love of learning | Curiosity | Hope | Judgement | KindnessHope science developed in a playful laboratory. Hope develops in the playful laboratory of the imagination.Recorded May 7, 2025

Chan HellmanFounding Director of the Hope Research CenterHope Rising USARecorded 4/29/2025

Matthew W. Gallagher, Ph.D.Updates in Hope ScienceRecorded 4/18/2025

Lorraine BesserReady to Live Your Best Possible Life?Recorded 3/14/2025

Shigehiro OishiWhat's the real key to a fulfilling life?Recorded 3/12/2025

Omani is the founder of Carson Group and Omya. Omani shares about purpose, kindness, strengths, community, and more! Recorded 1/22/2025

Prof. Steger is the director of the Center for Meaning and Purpose at Colorado State University. Recorded 12/2/2024

Rose Liesveld: Building a Strengths-Based Law School Rose's CliftonStrengths: Futuristic | Activator | Significance | Relator | Command | Belief | Focus | Maximizer | Communication | Self-Assurance Recorded: 11/25/2024

Carol Graham is a senior fellow in the Economic Studies program at Brookings, a College Park Professor at the University of Maryland, and a senior scientist at Gallup. In this episode, we discuss her most recent book, The Power of Hope, and she kindly reflects with us on our H.A.P.P.Y. L.I.F.E. meta-model of wellbeing models: Recorded: 2024-11-13

Meet Roger DeWitt and AI Coach Roger Roger's Masters capstone: ADHD, Willpower, and Interest: A Positive Approach Roger's top 5 VIA strengths: Perspective | Humor | Kindness | Love | Social Intelligence  Recorded: 9/4/2024

Guest: David Lay Williams is professor of political science at DePaul University and author of The Greatest of All Plagues: How Economic Inequality Shaped Political Thought from Plato to Marx Prof. Williams' top five VIA Strengths: Perseverance | Love of Learning | Judgment | Curiosity | Appreciation of Beauty & Excellence Prof Williams and I converse about the nature and harm of economic inequality, wellbeing, friendship, and much more.  This episode is dedicated to the memory of T.K. Seung Recorded: August 30, 2024

Guest: Prof. Tim Hodges, Executive Director of the Clifton Strengths Institute and Assistant Professor of Practice in Management at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Prof. Hodges' top Gallup strengths: Maximizer | Relator | Belief | Woo |Positivity Recorded: June 19, 2024

Guest: Professor Isaac Prilleltensky, Director of the Community Leadership Doctoral Program at the University of Miami www.professorisaac.com Pillars of wellbeing and drivers of change: www.funforwellness.com Recorded: 6/7/2024

Guest: Bruce Smith, Associate Professor of Psychology at The University of New Mexico   Move from Surviving to Thriving: The Positive Psychology Workbook for Challenging Times https://shac.unm.edu/resources/counseling-resources/positive-psychology-workbook.html Prof. Smith's top VIA strengths: Authenticity, Leadership, Creativity, Love, Spirituality VIA Inventory of Character Strengths: www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/testcenter Recorded: May 29, 2024

Guest: Cormac Russell, Co-Author of The Connected Community: Discovering the Health, Wealth, and Power of Neighborhoods Recorded: May 23, 2024

Guest: Kimberly Rath, Chairman and Co-Founder of Talent Plus and Co-Author of Near, Now, Next VIA Strengths: Fairness | Honesty | Kindness | Teamwork | Forgiveness Core Values: Integrity | Kindness | Positivity | Love | Belonging Vision: “My goal is to inspire and empower individuals and unlock their potentiality and achieve personal and professional collective joy to create a better world.”  Recorded: May 1, 2024

Guest: Dr. Eri Mountbatten-O'Malley, Senior Lecturer in Education at Bath Spa University.  Eri's strengths: Humor | Creativity | Fairness | Curiosity | Appreciation of Beauty & Excellence Recorded: 4/24/2024 Forthcoming Book - Human Flourishing: A Conceptual Analysis

Guest: Ryan Wieber, Director, Lincoln City Libraries Ryan's strengths: Arranger | Futuristic | Learner | Responsibility | Strategic Recorded: 3/29/2024

Guest: Dr. Gustavo Carlo, Professor in the School of Education at the University of California, Irvine.  Recorded: 1/22/2024 Gus's Strengths: Curiosity | Teamwork | Love | Judgment | Perspective Discover your strengths and use them for kindness: www.viacharacter.org

Guest: Stephen G. Post, Director, Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care and Bioethics Recorded: 07/07/2014 https://stephengpost.com/the-hidden-gifts-of-helping/

Guest: Dr. Gustavo Carlo, Professor in the School of Education at the University of California, Irvine.  Recorded: 1/22/2024 Gus's Strengths: Curiosity | Teamwork | Love | Judgment | Perspective Discover your strengths and use them for kindness: wwwviacharter.org

Guest: Corey Keyes, Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Emory University Recorded: 1/12/2024 Languishing: How to Feel Alive Again in a World That Wears Us Down By Dr. Corey Keyes  Publication date: February 20, 2024 www.languishingbook.com Adam Grant's article from the NY Times discussed in this episode: There's a Name for the Blah You're Feeling: It's Called Languishinghttps://tiny.cc/languishing

Guest: Richard Dienstbier, Professor Emeritus of Psychology, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Recorded: 1/1/2024