I recently offered my top 5 tips for enhancing joy and meaning from my upcoming book A Happier You in an interview with Authority Magazine. I talk about what led me to becoming a psychologist and how I became interested in positive psychology. Thanks for reading!
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October 12th: What is Happiness? An Author Event with Hal Elrod!
So excited to share a Clubhouse stage with Hal Elrod, best-selling author of The Miracle Morning! Join us Tuesday Oct 12th 3 pm ET / Noon PT on Clubhouse in the Human Behaviour Club for a discussion about happiness and ways to live your best possible life. We will be joined by special guests Brianna Greenspan, co-author of “The Miracle Morning Art of Affirmations,” Jacqueline Way, founder of 365 Give, and Maya Acosta, host of the Plant-Based DFW Podcast. Don’t miss what’s sure to be a compelling and informative discussion. The direct event link is … Read the Full Post »
Habits of Positive Leaders: Finding Balance in Life
How do you find balance in life? We have so many different pulls on our time, energy, attention, and resources. We’ll talk about strategies for living in balance with ourselves and the world. Join us for a great discussion on Friday, September 10th at 4 pm ET / 1 pm PT on Clubhouse. You can join our Happier You club and bookmark the event here. Hope to have your voice as part of the conversation!
10/8 Workshop: 7 Strategies for Enhancing Joy, Longevity, and Self-Care in Social Work
Up to 75% of social workers may experience burnout at some point in their careers. On October 8th 1 pm ET / 10 am PST I’m offering a free 2-hour workshop designed to help social workers take a more effective approach to self-care and begin to implement practices that will help them not only survive but thrive, in a profession that often places a high demand on personal resources.
You will learn about threats to well-being in the social work practice, including the three core elements of burnout: emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and low sense of accomplishment. You will also learn … Read the Full Post »
Habits of Positive Leaders: What’s Your Personal Mission?
This Friday 8/27 at 4 pm EST, join us for a great discussion about how the alignment between positive values and actions sets the stage for effective personal and professional leadership. Anyone can join our A Happier You Club on Clubhouse now!
The Podcast Episode is Here! Talking Happiness with Maya and Dr. Riz
Hope you enjoy it! Expand this post to get the links!
You can go here to subscribe to the audio version through Spotify, Apple Podcasts and lots of other platforms. Or watch it on YouTube below.
As part of their lifestyle medicine podcast Plant-Based DFW, Maya Acosta and Dr. Rizwan Bukhari invited me to talk about my program A Happier You and how gratitude, laughter, and helping others can improve our physical and emotional well-being. These positive effects can include better sleep, more energy, a stronger immune system, lower levels of inflammation, and reductions in the … Read the Full Post »