Happy (belated) Birthday, America! 🇺🇸 Join me and retired police officer David Berez, MAPP, DRE, to discuss the need for Officer Resiliency Programs that prevent and protect our men and women in Blue from the rise in self-inflicted harm. David also shares how positive psychology can help improve community and police relations with help from appreciative inquiry while touching on patriotism and public discourse. After an engaging conversation, we play Cards Against Humanity 😎. It's a red, white, and blue episode with plenty of fireworks and bonus material! 🔴⚪🔵 

Come ride shotgun as I speak with Jordana Cole, Founder and CEO of Ignited. Jordana takes us on her personal JOY ride from firefighter to fire starter while introducing us to a cast of colorful characters and experiences that led her to found her company, Ignited. Jordana is a global learning & development leader, leadership development facilitator, certified coach, and applied improviser, Jordana has designed and led L&D strategy, leadership programs, development workshops, courses, teambuilding sessions, and coaching engagements for thousands of individuals around the globe.  Buckle up, Buttercup! 

Join us as we hear Lisa Honig Buksbaum's remarkable personal story of how tragedy, hope, and humor acted as catalysts for inspiring a lifelong passion for words of healing.  Buckle up, Buttercup, because this is positively inspiring.

It's pretty natural to view mortality through a lens of apprehension as it confronts us with our vulnerabilities in the ultimate limit of our existence. Yet, shifting our perspective to see it as a defining aspect of life's beauty and urgency can profoundly change how we live. Join me as I discuss the upside to mortality and the art of living well with Jodi Wellman, founder of Four Thousand Mondays. 

Are you both capable and a little complicated? No problem! Founder & CEO of Learn and Flourish, Sherri Fisher, helps smart people of all ages who have learning, attention, and executive function challenges achieve their goals by trying differently, not harder. Come ride shotgun as we explore the world of ADHD, and how the study of Executive Dysfunction was born. 

This episode is dedicated to the only mother I will ever have in honor of her 68th birthday. Happy Birthday Brenda Sue Reggi (REG-eye)! Oh, and to her twin sister Linda. Love you both! 

Come ride shotgun as I chat with physician, and author Goerge Naum, and his saucy wife Vanessa Naum, MBA about their book What's Forever For: A Physician's guide for Everlasting Love and Success in Marriage. Join me as we find out what it means to be your partner's best friend in this ever-changing world of gender roles. Buckle up buttercup because this is positively ridiculous.

What do Larry David, a locked sterling wheel, an angry New Jersey Paramedic, and friendship all have in common? Chris Baccash, former business world scion, professional cyclist, and long-legged lady killer turned high school math teacher, positive psychology practitioner, and a one women snuggle bug with a bit of help from Sturgill Simpson. Take a ride on the positive side. It's sure to be positively ridiculous. 

Hi there, you Groupies for Good! In our next episode of PRP, we discuss Character Strengths & Virtues by telling the true story of two men's epic journey to unearth the shared strengths of humankind while discovering what makes each of us tick. Think of this as an audiobook dramedy. So buckle up, buttercup, because this will be positively ridiculous.

**PLEASE BE AWARE that this episode touches BRIEFLEY on substance abuse disorder (SUD) and abuse.**

HAPPY INDEPDENCE DAY, AMERICA! Join us on vacation where we discuss the highs and lows of Optimism bias, watching the palm trees sway. 

In this episode of Positively Ridiculous Podcast, we further discuss Negativity Bias. We define what it means, how it's created, and how it influences our individual well-being and decision-making. We discuss how negativity trashes our lives, leaving us to live on Dumpster Fire Island. Talk soon!