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