Happiness and Positivity Resources

Moving Toward Happiness: Applying the Research in Positive Psychology and Happiness Studies

Dr. Mark Taylor, President, Taylor Programs
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References and Resources

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Positive Psychology and Happiness Studies Websites and Apps

Greater Good Science Center, University of California, Berkeley. Produces the on-line magazine Greater Good and The Science of Happiness podcast. https://ggsc.berkeley.edu/

Harvard Kennedy Center for Public Leadership and The Leadership and Happiness Laboratory https://www.happiness.hks.harvard.edu/

University of Pennsylvania Positive Psychology Center Authentic Happiness Website, developed and managed by Dr. Martin E. P. Seligman https://www.authentichappiness.sas.upenn.edu/

Vagus app for smartphones https://vagus.co/breathing-and-the-vagus-nerve/

VIA character inventory https://www.viacharacter.org/

Podcast

Dr. Laurie Santos, Psychology professor at Yale, who developed the courses “Psychology and the Good Life” and “The Science of Well Being” https://www.drlauriesantos.com/happiness-lab-podcast

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