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Looking For ANDRyan Niemiec - Using Your Strengths To Be ResilientWe liked Ryan Niemiec, PhD (author of "The Power of Character Strengths: Appreciate and Ignite Your Positive Personality") so much that we decided to bring him back for another interview. This time, we're focused on what the science tells us about being resilient and using our strengths. So, this time around we talk about why it might be best to start with what's going right before you jump into fixing a problem, how painful emotions are more powerful than the comfortable ones (like joy, hope, awe, gratitude, etc), how an under-use of our strengths can negatively affect our physical...2020-04-2900 minLooking For ANDRyan Niemiec - The Power of Character StrengthsHave you ever wondered what makes some people achieve more than others? Or, what are the real building blocks to well being? Maybe even...what contributes to the success of romantic relationships? Finally, what might the research be telling us about the political polarization in the US? Dr. Ryan Niemiec, Director of Education for the Values in Action Institute has been working on these questions (and others) for years. Niemiec's answer is interesting AND practical - find ways to apply your psychological strengths. In this episode we'll talk about how strengths represent the potential for goodness in...2019-04-1700 min