EPISODE 85: IMPROV AND POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY- Nancy Watt-Practitioner Profile Practitioner Profiler (PP)- Welcome to our Positive Psychology Practitioner Profiler, where we highlight ordinary people doing extraordinary things! Each practitioner is one of our graduates of the Certificate in Positive Psychology Program. Please find out the exciting ways people are putting the science into practice within their Communities, Organizations and Lives.  In this episode, Emiliya Zhivotovskaya, CEO & Founder of The Flourishing Center, highlights Nancy Watt.  A Writer, Actor, Improviser & Speaker. A wife, mother, community activist & board member. A dog owner, voracious reader, marathon runner and eternal optimist. Nancy delivers dynamic and interactive workshops on Positive Psychology, Social Psychology, Bridging the Gender Communication Gap, Organization Development, Neuroscience of Resiliency, Leadership and the Study of Creative Problem Solving.  For full show notes visit the website.  https://theflourishingcenter.com/podcast/  

85. IMPROV AND POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY with Nancy Watt- Practitioner Profile

Take a glimpse into the world of applied positive psychology with The Flourishing Center. Host Emiliya Zhivotovskaya, takes you through each episode giving you insights, the science, and life hacks that you can apply so you can live an authentically happy and flourishing life. In the Science Says Episodes, Emiliya uncovers new research in positive psychology and how to apply the science to your life. In the Flourishing Fridays Episodes, she showcases a Life Hack which is a proven and practical action you can do today to boost your productivity and wellbeing. In the Practitioner's Profile, Emiliya highlights a guest positive psychology practitioner. Guests include teachers, parents, therapists, entrepreneurs, managers, coaches, doctors, teenagers and others, who have been trained in positive psychology, and are applying the science in unique ways in their unique sectors of the world. The Coaches Corner Episodes allow you to see positive psychology coaching in action. This is where the science of happiness fuels the art of thriving!

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 Flourishing Friday (FF) Welcome to  Flourishing Fridays (FF), where every Friday we bring you a Positive Psychology-based life hack that will help you flourish.  In these episodes, we look at the real-life application of Positive Psychology while giving you tips and strategies to put Positive Psychology into use in all areas of your life.  In this episode Emiliya addresses a question submitted by one of our Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology (CAPP) students about how affirmations work. Affirmations are positive statements that individuals repeat to themselves to rewire their thought patterns and beliefs and that ultimately lead to behavior change.  Listen to this episode as Emiliya tackles how affirmations work and the role of attention bias in their effectiveness.   This episode is sponsored by  Lift, our daily behavioral mastery program using the science of happiness. Sign up now and choose from live classes every weekday!  

98. THE POWER OF AFFIRMATIONS

Coach’s Corner (CC) - Welcome to the Coach’s Corner, where you get to witness positive psychology-based coaching with master-level certified coaching. Discover positive psychology in action through real-life coaching sessions with Emiliya Zhivotovskaya, who holds a Master Coach Certificate (MCC) from the International Coach Federation ICF. In this session Emiliya coaches Blake, a rock climber and athlete who wants to explore a call to be motivated and driven as she emerges from a period of ease and softness in her life.  Together Emiliya and Blake use metaphor and imagery to navigate the space between these seemingly dualistic but equally powerful energies so that Blake can come away with her own model for drive. This episode is sponsored by The Flourishing Center's  Applied Positive Psychology Coaching (APPC) Certification. For full show notes visit the website.  https://theflourishingcenter.com/podcast/

97. DRIVE WITH AN OPEN HEART - Coach's Corner

Coach’s Corner (CC) - Welcome to the Coach’s Corner, where you get to witness Positive Psychology-based coaching with master-level certified coaching. Discover positive psychology in action through real-life coaching sessions with Emiliya Zhivotovskaya, who holds a Master Coach Certificate (MCC) from the International Coach Federation ICF. In this episode Emiliya coaches Sara, a non-profit CEO who is about to embark on her own journey into a private practice of coaching and consulting. As Sara enters the liminal space between an ending and a new beginning, she wants to offer herself space to reflect and decompress, something she’s never had in the past as a busy executive. Emilya coaches her through identifying where she’s at and what she needs, patience, in order to find balance during this liminal time. This episode is sponsored by The Flourishing Center's  Applied Positive Psychology Coaching (APPC) Certification. For full show notes visit the website: https://theflourishingcenter.com/

96. PATIENCE DURING LIMINAL TIMES - Coach's Corner

Flourishing Friday (FF) Welcome to Flourishing Fridays (FF), where every Friday we bring you a Positive Psychology-based life hack that will help you flourish.  In these episodes, we look at the real-life application of Positive Psychology while giving you tips and strategies to put it into use in all areas of your life. What if there was one question you could ask every week, month or year that could make a remarkable impact on your wellbeing? In this episode, Emiliya explores the question: If I were watching the movie of my life right now, would I be applauding who and how I am? This question illustrates positive psychology principles like compassion, growth mindset, and the story-telling function of the brain. And the answer to this question can be the difference between thriving and languishing. Listen in to hear more and ask yourself this fascinating question for a flourishing Friday.  This episode is sponsored by Lift, our daily behavioral mastery program using the science of happiness. Sign up now and choose from live classes every weekday! For full show notes visit the website.  https://theflourishingcenter.com/podcast/

95. THE MOVIE OF YOUR LIFE

Welcome to Real-time Resilience (RR), where we share the journeys of real people being resilient in real time. Tune in to discover and learn skills to help you recover better from any challenge. Listen to bounce back stories that are sure to inspire and encourage you through any struggle. In this episode, Emiliya speaks with Laurie, a mother and positive psychology change agent who shares how she used real-time resilience to get her through a parent’s worst nightmare, supporting her family during the aftermath of her son’s mountain biking accident. Laurie found that staying in the present moment, choosing her mindset and other resilience skills were the keys to managing the crisis.   This episode is sponsored by The Flourishing Center’s  Bounce Back Better (B3)® Resilience Trainer Certification. For full show notes visit the website.  https://theflourishingcenter.com/podcast/

85. IMPROV AND POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY with Nancy Watt- Practitioner Profile

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