Dr. David Disabato on recovering from negative life events, strategies for optimal wellbeing and the importance of cultivating hope and psychological flexibility. Dr. David Disabato is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Baldwin Wallace University, Ohio and a licensed therapist. David has published dozens of papers on mental wellbeing and lectures on the topic at Baldwin Wallace. Further reading on resources and studies mentioned in this episode: “The Happiness Trap” by Dr. Russ Harris, “The Upside of Your Dark Side” by Todd Kashdan, “Book of Woe” by Gary Greenberg, “Self-care behaviours and affect during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic” by Disabato et. al. (2022), “Understanding psychological flexibility: A multimethod exploration of pursuing valued goals despite the presence of distress” by Kashdan et. al. (2020), “Personality strengths as resilience: A one-year multiwave study” by Goodman et. al. (2017). 

0.00 - 0.45: Show intro 0.46 - 4.30: The components of mental wellbeing 4.31 - 10.32 : Mental wellbeing vs. mental illness 10.33 - 11.50: Problems in measuring mental wellbeing 11.51- 15.49: Taking care of our mental wellbeing 15.50- 21.45: The cost of avoiding negative emotions 21.46- 26.49: The value of hope when facing distress 26.50- 32.01: Steps to take today to improve your wellbeing