Wellness While Walking 202. Health Through Our Narratives: Considering Our Life Stories for a Happier, Healthier Life with Dr. Margarita Tarragona
Dr. Margarita Tarragona is here to explore the power of our stories in enhancing well-being. We discuss how examining and broadening life stories can aid in changing thought habits and behaviors. Dr. Tarragona highlights the contagious nature of emotions, and how to use that for our own wellness and that of others. We also explore how to get past dominant stories to explore other options, and how considering our stories can lead to healthy behavior change. Prompts, exercises and reflective questions abound – don’t miss this life-enhancing conversation!
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RESOURCES AND SOURCES (some links may be affiliate links)
MARGARITA TARRAGONA, PhD. – NARRATIVE PRACTICES AND POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
- Positive Identities: Narrative Practices and Positive Psychology (A Workbook), Dr. Margarita Tarragona, PhD
- Making Meaning Through Stories (Video) – Dr. Tarragona and Whole Being Institute
- Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
- Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-being, Martin Seligman, PhD
- 6 Activities and Training: How to Achieve a Flow State, positivepsychology.com
- How to Take Control of Your Self-Narrative for a Better, Happier Life, newscientist.com (NOTE: includes information about building story skills with children)
- Appreciative Inquiry Tools, positivepsychology.com
- Daylight Savings Time Tips, nyt.com
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