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Thriving
Emotions
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The Balm of Being Loved and Held
How does love contributing to thriving? The practice of the 5 B's of love is explained here.
Thriving
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Hindsight in the 2020’s: Looking back and forward to positive youth development and thriving
Citation King, P. E., & Mangan, S. (2023). Hindsight in the 2020s: Looking back and forward to positive youth development and thriving. In L. J. Crockett, G. Carlo, & J. E. Schulenberg (Eds.), APA handbook of adolescent and young adult development (pp. 609–627). American Psychological Association. Abstract Positive youth development (PYD) started as a field of practice before it became a field of study. With a heightened awareness of the necessity of a framework for the thriving of all youth and all societies, the chapter considers the purpose of PYD and consequently revisits the concept of teleology, offering a revised understanding...
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What is Thriving and Why is it Important?
Psychology and theology come together to provide a vision for the good life
Agility
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A Practice: The Five A’s for Agility in the Face of Change
Finding joy requires practice. Learn how you can be agile and experience more joy in your daily life through our 5-step process.
Self-Care
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Strength Training for Thriving: How to Build our Mental Health Muscles
As mental health awareness grows, Pamela King reflects on the tools we need to live coherent, purposeful lives.
Spirituality
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A Practice: The Five B’s of Thriving by Accessing God’s Love
Our research-based framework highlights the 5 modes in which we can actively develop and strengthen your thriving "muscles."
Resilience
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Recovering from Hardship
Dr. Pamela King discusses how tapping into our faith and contributing to a flourishing world can help us thrive through difficulty.
Gratitude
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Gratitude and Thriving
Summary In response to professor of psychology at University of California, Davis, Robert Emmons on gratitude to God, Pamela Ebstyne King explains how gratitude can both guide us and propel us toward thriving and the good life. Author’s Note This talk was given at the 2022 Integration Symposium and was originally published on FULLER Studio.
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Back to the Future: Volf’s Eschatological Vision of Flourishing for a Psychology of Thriving
Citation King, P. E., & Baer, R. A. (2022). Back to the future: Volf’s eschatological vision of flourishing for a psychology of thriving. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 50(1), 38-49. https://doi.org/10.1177/00916471211072312 Abstract In this article, we aim to explain how Miroslav Volf’s theology of flourishing provides a new vision for psychologists. As the Henry B. Wright Professor and Founder and Director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture, Volf is recognized as one of the most influential living theologians. His recent work offers a theology of human flourishing based in an eschatological vision of God’s homecoming, the unification of...
Spirituality
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Next Wave Spirituality: Thriving From Within and From Beyond
As the world continues to languish, Dr. Pamela King emphasizes the need for spirituality as a source of personal and societal transformation.
Christian
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Slowing Down and Thriving This Advent
Dr. Pamela King highlights the importance of pacing during the holidays, offering self-awareness practices to refocus on what matters most.
Thriving
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An Invitation to Thrive
Dr. Pamela King invites leaders to reimagine and lead in new ways in order to enable all people and communities to thrive.
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