Forging Mettle Podcast

056 | Courtney Ackerman | Adversity and savoring create meaning


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What is resilience? How does it compare to mental toughness and grit? Can we develop it, and what are its benefits? How does adversity influence savoring? We cover all of this and much more with psychologist Courtney Ackerman this week. 

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Courtney is the author of four published books on positive psychology-related topics, including:

  • My Pocket Positivity (link)
  • 5-Minute Bliss (link)
  • My Pocket Gratitude (link)
  • My Pocket Meditations for Self-Compassion (link)
  • The Book of Patience (link)
  • Midnight Meditations (link)
  • The Illustrated Book of Mindful Meditations for Mindless Moments (link)
  • After growing up in Washington state, Courtney attended the State University of New York at Oswego, where she obtained her Bachelor’s degree in psychology, cognitive science, and applied statistics.

    After graduation, she made the trek to California to attend Claremont Graduate University. At CGU, her coursework and research focused on positive psychology, organizational behavior, leadership, human resources, program evaluation, and survey research methods.

    She graduated in 2015 with a Master’s degree in positive organizational psychology and evaluation.

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