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As we near the end of 2024, the topic of gratitude and reflection come front of mind to me. There are very few times in the year where we get a chance to slo...
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My instagram community has been sending me questions since the book, Build the Life You Want hit shelves. I took some time to answer some of them.What questi...
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In The Myth of Sisyphus, Albert Camus (1975), when faced with what he saw as the meaninglessness of existence, suggested we live life to its fullestrather than attempt an escape. For Camus, as with his contemporary Jean-Paul Sartre, existentialism concerns itself with the uniqueness of the human condition (Sartre, 1964). According to the existentia...
Though often used interchangeably, meaning and purposeare not the same. Meaning refers to how we “make sense of life and our roles in it,” while purpose refers to the “aspirations that motivate our activities” (Ivtzan et al., 2016). The terms are sufficiently close to saying that in the absence of either, our life lacks a story. As humans, we need ...
The sources of meaning and a sense of purpose in our lives are highly personal, subjective, and will vary throughout our lives.
The following tools and techniques are taken from our Positive Psychology Toolkit©and can support your work with clients in their search for purpose and meaning. The exercises are briefly explained, and can be access with a subscription to the Toolkit, which contains over 400 useful tools. Living a meaningful life can be facilitated by a greater aw...
The most painful experiences can often also be the most meaningful. A near-death experience, serious illness, separation, or loss of a loved one can all shake our sense of who we are and force us to reevaluate our core values, life purpose, and sense of meaning. Indeed, research on trauma survivors has observed post-traumatic growthand the capacity...
Our Masterclass on Meaning and Valued Living©provides an intuitive and accessible way to apply positive psychology. This excellent online program is for therapists, psychologists, counselors, coaches, and practitioners who want to help their clients find meaning and discover their values, connecting them to their ‘why’ so that they can bear the ‘ho...
The meaning we attach to our self, the world around us, and our role within it form our narrative. Our purpose – our aim and goals – motivates the activities that take us through it. Therefore, it is reasonable to conclude that both meaning and purpose are vital to our wellbeing as well as crucial to who we are. If we accept the existentialists’ vi...
Why do we value the things we do? Many people spend time staring at a dark ceiling trying to answer these questions that Tushar attempts to unmask and explore. In his talk he presents a framework for exploring the question of meaning in life and discusses ideas relating to how people perceive meaning and values over the course of their lives.
We all want to find meaning in our lives, our reason to get up in the morning, yet doing so may not be easy. What is meaning in life and how do we find it for ourselves? The guest for this episode is Clara Hill, PhD, professor of psychology at the University of Maryland and author of Meaning in Life: A Therapist’s Guide .
Aug 12, 2021 · We'll save finding the meaning of all life for another day. But finding the meaning of your life, specifically, can help you remain resilient through illness, trauma, and loss. Meaning acts as an ...
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