The Importance of Self-Identity in Positive Psychology

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I'm thinking a little bit now of a lot of the work that's been done sort of in the domain of positive psych over the last 30 years or so. Marty Seligman known as you know by many as the father of positive psychology and develop this model for flourishing positive emotions engagement relationships meaning and accomplishment Perma is sort of the shorthand for it which has been expanded to I think it's Perma plus four now. What are the different ways that we construct our lives based on our origins and how does all of that affect those ultimately our well-being? It's one of the biggest questions on our mind now yeah.

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