When we started running Star 8 week in 2011-2012, I was a semi-skeptic about stoicism. But we found that stoicism not only reduced negative emotions, but also improved positive emotions like joy. We also discovered that stoicism was positively associated with character strengths, and the character strength most associated with stoicism was zest - being excited and enthusiastic about living each day to the fullest.
In this episode, I chat with Tim LeBon, cognitive-behavioural psychotherapist, research director for the Modern Stoicism organization, and author of Wise Therapy: Philosophy for Counsellors, Teach Yourself Positive Psychology, and more recently, 365 Ways to be More Stoic, edited by my wife Kasey Pierce.
Topics covered include…
* How Tim first got into philosophical practice and Stoicism
* The relationship between Stoicism and CBT in general
* Stoicism and third-wave CBT — recent advances
* What Tim has learned about Stoicism from his experience as research director with Modern Stoicism
* What's 365 Ways like? How it differs from other Stoicism books
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