Podcast appearances and mentions of anna box

My guest today has found a way to take the human experiences that we’re often not great at talking about openly and make them accessible through story and story telling.Her name is Anna Box. She is a psychologist and story strategist and on any given day she might be working with screenwriters and actors on unpacking a character’s psychology, or working with an elite sport organisation on narrative, or working with a school to bring together positive psychology with spirituality and faith based messaging - or maybe teaching leaders about The Hero’s Journey.Anna’s work explores stories and film and research and well being and performance and thriving. She is passionate about everything she does and that passion spills forth in every word of this conversation.Join me and Anna as we discuss:The stories we tell ourselves - how they help and how they hinder usUnpacking and understanding our stories in order to grow and flourishQualitative research and understanding what counts and what doesn’tBranding, strategy, values and stories in organisationsRecognising your shadow side and doing the work to be the best that you can be - for yourself and for othersRecognising and thinking critically about the stories we swim around in each dayHow Anna principles of Positive Psychology and Acceptance Commitment Therapy to brands, strategies and stories in organisationsMovies, narrative and their emotional impact on usHow movies, TV and stories can help us to understand ourselves betterAnna’s Screen + Soul workshops and her passion for sharing the intersection of stories and the science of thriving.We delve deeply into everything from parenting to personal development to therapy and finish up with a fun chat about Anna’s favourite movies. It’s a fascinating, insightful and very enjoyable conversation.Learn more at Potential Psychology or follow Ellen and Potential Psychology on Facebook or Instagram

Anna Box is a psychologist, story strategist, and founder of Screen and Soul, where she delivers film and thriving workshops, designed to deliver evidence-based well-being and performance psychology, all while feeling like a day at the movies.  In all she does, Anna mashes the art of story with the science of thriving.    Connect with Anna Box: Anna Box on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/annabox/ You’ll Learn: [02:55] - Anna explains how to fuse storytelling and thriving in workplaces. [04:45] - Anna talks about the role of Joseph Campbell’s “Hero's Journey Approach” in storytelling. [06:05] - Anna describes how she’s teaching leaders to improve thriving in workplaces by helping them understand more about the hero’s journey. [10:30] - Anna shares cautions about using film to teach wellbeing and how to protect from those things. [17:02] - Anna shares that the neuroscience of stories work. [18:14] - Anna discusses teaching leaders how to tell stories that might help to improve their people’s wellbeing. [20:12] - The Lightning Round with Anna Box. Your Resources: Rising Strong: How the Ability to Reset Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead - Brené Brown Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead - Brené Brown A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled - Ruby Wax Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for joining me again this week.  If you enjoyed this episode, please share it using the social media buttons you see at the bottom of this post.   Please leave an honest review for the Making Positive Psychology Work Podcast on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated. They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I read each and every one of them.  And don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates. It’s free! You can also listen to all the episodes of Making Positive Psychology Work streamed directly to your smartphone or iPad through stitcher. No need for downloading or syncing. Until next time, take care!

Guest: Anna Box is a professional psychologist who trains individuals and groups about the power of film to better understand our emotions and values. Watch this show on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JQWF8C0oToM or subscribe on iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/short-films-teachers-love/id1086360297 Links to short films loved: Baz Luhrmann: Strictly Ballroom | http://youtu.be/BAQWf1dJH3Y TVC compilation (various): Ship Song Project (http://youtu.be/bG7wbAfcKUI) | Inspired by Iceland (http://youtu.be/s2QgGoAuwoU) | Paralympics (http://youtu.be/kKTamH__xuQ) | Homecomings (http://youtu.be/m64TxQdBieI) Tiffany Shlain: The Science of Character | http://youtu.be/U3nT2KDAGOc Disclosure statement: Anna Box does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this review, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond her teaching position listed. Other notes from the show: Anna Box’s LinkedIn profile: http://au.linkedin.com/in/annabox Bonus discussion on marketing, focus groups and advertising to the emotions: http://soundcloud.com/shortfilmsteacherslove/ep9-bonus-anna-box-on-analyzing-ads Ryan Niemiec’s blog on Oscar movies http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/ryan-niemiec/2016022235436 Tiffany Shlain's organisation: http://www.letitripple.org/character Host Richard Leigh’s “Educational Film Spectrum”, providing a framework for understanding the educational value of different types of films: http://www.campfire.org.au/festival/focus-the-educational-film-spectrum

This is an additional 10min discussion about the four advertisements chosen by Anna Box in Ep9 of the Short Films Teachers Love podcast. Here, Anna talks about her work with focus groups and the importance of hitting the emotional rather than the rational aspects of a campaign. FULL EPSIODE: http://soundcloud.com/shortfilmsteacherslove/ep-9-psychology-character-science-wellbeing-anna-box