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Thriving

Practices

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A Practice: How to Co-regulate With Your Kids

Our kids can regulate when we help them feel safe, seen, soothed, but we have to start with ourselves. Use the 4 S's to explore your needs.

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The Latest Parenting Research on Raising Resilient Kid

How do we raise more resilient kids? What advice can we get from research? Thrive writer, Amy Dunn explains.

Emotions

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A Practice: Using the 4 S’s to Reflect on our Childhood

The "north star" of parenting is to help our children feel safe, seen, soothed and secure. Reflecting on our own experiences of these 4S's can provide insight into our emotional health.

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Discovering Authenticity: Lessons from the Life of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. committed to pursuing justice and equality through self-discovery, self-construction, and self-acceptance. Lessons from his life for today's youth.

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How Do I Find Purpose?

Improving your spiritual health and wellness isn’t like flipping a switch. It takes time, effort, and requires practice.

Hope

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Patience: The Missing Link in Your New Year’s Resolutions

Most people don't achieve their New Year's resolutions. Here's how to approach your goals in a new way to sustain your journey.

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Individual, Relational, Aspirational: The Three Pillars of Thriving

Dr. Pam King joins longtime friend, entrepreneur, and inspiring podcast host Nada Jones on for a conversation on thriving and self-discovery in mid-life. Nada Jones is the founder and CEO of Liberty Road, a podcast and organization for entrepreneurial women focused on growth, wisdom, sharing stories, and finding purpose. She has a regular podcast where women in the middle third of their lives share their journeys of self-discovery. Together they discuss Pam’s approach to thriving as a developmental psychologist; the adventure of women entering and exploring the middle third of their lives; Pam’s definition of thriving; and what might get...

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What Does Thriving Mean?

What does it mean to thrive? In order to grow into the fullness of our lives, we need others and healthy spirituality to support us.

Christian

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Bearing Fruit Where We are Planted

While good soil makes it easier to grow strong trees, we can cultivate the soil of our communities and grow strong roots to fulfill our unique purposes, no matter where we are planted.

Love

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Healthy Spirituality – The Focus is Love: The Role of Leaders

Healthy spirituality supports and develops the human capacity to love. Part 2 of a 2-part series.

Love

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Healthy Spirituality – The Focus is Love: Why is Love So Hard?

Healthy spirituality supports and develops the human capacity to love. Part 1 of a 2-part series.

Emotions

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Discovering Joy

This post is based upon an interview between Psychology Today and Dr. Pam King