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Thriving

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. Love of God and love of neighbor are central to the Christian tradition, and psychology points to the centrality of love for human thriving. 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. Love of God and love of neighbor are central to the Christian tradition, and psychology points to the centrality of love for human thriving. Part 1 of a 2-part series.

Thriving

News

Telos, Technology and Thriving

In a post with Fuller Studio, Pam King discusses whether the our relationship with technology is helping or impeding thriving and offers ideas for guidance.

Emotions

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Discovering Joy

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

Mindfulness

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How Can Savoring Improve Your Quality of Life?

Can we increase our feelings of happiness simply by noticing when we are happy? Research tells us we can through the practice of savoring.

Agility

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Why Can’t I Change? How Flexibility Might Be the Key to Getting Unstuck (Part 2)

We can thrive by flexibly facing change, rather than avoiding it. This post is Part 2 of a two-part series.

Agility

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Why Can’t I Change? How Flexibility Might Be the Key to Getting Unstuck (Part 1)

We can thrive by flexibly facing change, rather than avoiding it. This post is Part 1 of a two-part series.

Christian

News

Dr. Pam King on Prospera Podcast

Listen to Pam King talk with host P.J. Simmons about what Christians can learn from Psychology on the Prospera podcast.

Agility

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Motherhood and Thriving: Navigating with Grace

What serves to ground, connect, and direct towards joy? Dr. Pam King asks this question as a guide for Mothers and others.

Meaning

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Pursuing Goals: The Castle, the Estate, and The Long Walk

Guest blogger, Amy Dunn, reflects on being present in the day to day of our lives as we pursue goals and purpose. The journey is where we live, even as we keep our eye on a telos.

Spirituality

Episode

The Big Picture on Thriving & Spiritual Health — Season One Wrap Up with Dr. Pam King & Dr. Jill Westbrook

Dr. Pam King and Dr. Jill Westbrook take a look back on the first season of With & For and its unique approach to exploring thriving and spiritual health. Together they draw upon insights from the twelve expert guests featured in this inaugural season—reflecting on their wisdom, and pulling key moments from each conversation to weave a tapestry of interdisciplinary scientific research, diverse spiritual perspectives, and practical guidance for a life of thriving.

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Conversing About Patience

The Thrive Center for Human Development and FULLER Studio present Patience, a five-video series that will change the way you think about patience. Psychologists, Benjamin Houltberg and Sarah Schnitker lead a table discussion with Rabbi Sherre Hirsh, Tasneem Noor, and Harlan Redmond to share their thoughts on the meaning of patience within different cultural contexts, faith traditions, and individuals.     Working with Faith Traditions How do different faith traditions think about the practice of patience? Our moderators join Rabbi Sherre Hirsch, Tasneem Noor, and Harlan Redmond to reflect on the role of patience within their own faith, the patience...