RESOURCES
A few of Tony’s Favorite Books
- Ackerman, C. E. (2019). “Positive Emotions: A List of 26 Examples & Definition in Psychology.” Retried from https://positivepsychology.com/positive-emotions-list-examples-definition-psychology/
- Algoe SB. Positive Interpersonal Processes. Current Directions in Psychological Science. 2019;28(2):183-188. doi: 10.1177/0963721419827272
- Ben-Shahar, Tal (2021). Happier, No Matter What: Cultivating Hope, Resilience, and Purpose in Hard Times. The Experiment.
- Fredrickson, B. L. (2013). “Positive Emotions Broaden and Build.” Advances in Experimental Social Psychology, 47. Retrieved from http://www-personal.umich.edu/~prestos/Downloads/DC/Fredrickson_AESP2013.pdf
- Hanson, Rick (2016). Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Contentment, Calm, and Confidence. Harmony.
- Jabr, F. (2013). “Why Your Brain Needs More Downtime” Scientific American. Retrieved from https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/mental-downtime/
- Kobau, R., Seligman, M. E. P., Peterson, C., Diener, E., Zack, M. M., Chapman, D., & Thompson, W. (2011). Mental health promotion in public health: Perspectives and strategies from positive psychology. American Journal of Public Health, 101 (8), e1-e9. http://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2010.300083
- Neff, K. (September/October 2015) The 5 Myths of Self-Compassion: What Keeps Us from Being Kinder to Ourselves? The Psychchotherapy Networker.
- Oettingen, Gabriela (2014). Rethinking Positive Thinking: Inside The New Science Of Motivation. Current Publishing.
- MEP Seligman, TA Steen, N Park, C Peterson. Positive psychology progress: empirical validation of interventions.American psychologist 60 (5), 410
- Seligman, Martin E. P., Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being. New York: Atria Paperback, 2013.
- Thich Nhat Hanh (1999). The Miracle of Mindfulness: An Introduction to the Practice of Mindfulness. Beacon Press.
A Few of Tony’s Favorite Websites
- The International Positive Psychology Association: https://www.ippanetwork.org/
- The Greater Good Science Center: https://greatergood.berkeley.edu/
- The University Of Pennsylvania Positive Psychology Center: https://ppc.sas.upenn.edu/
- The Practical Science Of Lasting Happiness: https://www.rickhanson.net/:
- Self-Compassion: https://self-compassion.org/
- Positive Psychology: https://positivepsychology.com/
- The Character Lab: https://characterlab.org/
- Gratefulness: https://gratefulness.org/
- The PEP Lab At The University Of North Carolina, Chapel Hill: https://peplab.web.unc.edu/
- The Whole being Institute: https://wholebeinginstitute.com/
TED Talks Worth Hearing
- Michael Steger TED Talk What Makes Life Meaningful
- Rick Hanson TED Talk Hardwiring Happiness
- Matt Walker TED Talk Sleep is Your Superpower
- Carol Dweck TED Talk The Power of Believing That You Can Improve
- Emma Seppala Ten Percent Happier Podcast Three Lessons from Positive Psychology
- David Steindl-Rast, TED Talk Want to be happy? Be grateful
- Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi TED Talk Flow, The Secret To Happiness
- Dan Gilbert TED Talk The surprising science of happiness
- Angela Duckworth TED Talk Grit: The power of passion and perseverance