Positivity: A Work in Progress

Are you noticing what is good in your life? Savouring is a powerful tool to help you to cultivate positive emotions. In this mini pod Kim & Vie share how we can savour pleasure related to past, present and future experiences.

They discuss how practicing savouring requires the skill of noticing and encourages you to look for the good things in your life.

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Are you aware of the quality of your energy, and how it affects your life? Positive health and vitality are important aspects of flourishing and contribute to the PERMA+H model of wellbeing. In this episode Kim & Vie discuss how you can be proactive in self-care which will help keep your body and mind healthy. They invite you to join them in an exercise to SPICE up your life to promote relaxation, fun and enjoyment.

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Do you recognise and celebrate your achievements?

Accomplishment is one of the components of the PERMA+H model of wellbeing. In this episode Kim & Vie discuss how identifying goals/aims and taking action towards these will help you to build confidence and resilience.

They talk about how they approach goals in their personal and work life. Kim & Vie share ways to build your sense of achievement, they highlight the barriers to achieving and give a health warning of over-achieving.

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What gives you meaning in life? Meaning is one of the components of the PERMA+H model of wellbeing. Martin Seligman says that “a meaningful life involves feelings of belonging and serving something bigger than yourself”.

In this episode Kim & Vie explore why we need meaning in our lives and how it can affect us. They discuss how meaning is different for us all and they share strategies that will help you to identify the meaning in your life.

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Relationships are both rewarding and challenging. Positive relationships is one of the pillars of the PERMA+H model of wellbeing. Research shows that positive relationships keep us happier, healthier, and help us live longer. In this episode Kim & Vie talk about their experience of relationships. They discuss the pressures on relationships and share how positive psychology tools can build and maintain positive relationships.

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Are you feeling engaged with life or feeling detached and switched off? Engagement is one of the components of the PERMA+H model of wellbeing. Engagement is being connected to yourself and others in your everyday life. In this episode Kim & Vie talk about what it is like to live a life with engagement. They explain the concept of FLOW proposed by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and talk about the ways that you can experience engagement and flow in your life.

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How many positive emotions can you name?

In this episode Kim & Vie talk about Barbara Fredrickson’s research which names 10 positive emotions. Positive emotion is one of the components of the PERMA+H model of wellbeing. Each positive emotion can be cultivated in different ways and is likely to improve your resilience and wellbeing.

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Flourishing is “feeling good and functioning well”.

In this episode Kim & Vie explore the state of Flourishing and introduce Martin Seligman’s theory of PERMA+H. PERMA+H describes the pillars of wellbeing that we can pay attention to which will lead to a state of flourishing.

Kim & Vie talk about their experiences of wellbeing and share ways to improve your wellbeing. Each episode of this series will focus on one of the PERMA+H pillars.

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