156. How Do I Know If I'm Thriving? (special community talk share + short practice)
How do you know if you're thriving? That's a question we received from one of our NMH Community members. We'll talk about this concept of thriving through the lens of positive psychology, leaning on Dr. Martin Seligman's PERMA model which includes Positive Emotion, Engagement, Relationships, Meaning, and Accomplishment. Most of all, we'll focus on thriving as a practice rather than a fixed state and highlight the learnable skills we can all integrate to go beyond our baseline. Stay as well for the guided practice to help you tune into your own states of openness or constriction, inviting a more holistic understanding of your emotional and mental wellbeing.
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Key moments:
00:00 Introduction to Joy Lab Podcast
00:43 Defining Thriving and Flourishing
01:25 Seligman's Wellbeing Theory
02:43 Challenges in Understanding Thriving
05:05 The Role of Positive and Negative Emotions
06:19 Practical Steps to Thrive
12:51 Understanding the Prefrontal Cortex
16:13 Guided Practice for Openness and Constriction
25:14 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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