Resilience Follow these links for the University of Pennsylvania Positive Psychology Center information pages about resilience research with adults (here) and children (here). Happiness Take a look at the introductory video here from Action For Happiness, a movement for positive social change bringing people together to create a happier society.
This website is still under construction and we will have more resources arriving here shortly. In the meantime, here’s three short videos to get started.
Resilience
Here is an interview with Dr Karen Reivich, from the Penn Resilience Team, looking at ways parents can help cultivate resilience in children.
Happiness
Biochemist turned Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard says we can train our minds in habits of well-being, to generate a true sense of serenity and fulfillment. Here is his TED talk about cultivating habits of happiness.
Positive Change
Chris Johnstone, from this Centre, talks with Adrienne Campbell from Transition Town Lewes about how adventure stories can help us rise to the occasion when facing planetary issues.