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Resilience Resources Weekly: Optimism

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by Katie Clare, Associate Director for Resilience Programs, University Life The final component of Southwick and Charney’s resilience strategy is optimism. As a colleague reminded […]

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Thriving Together Series: Moving Toward Well-Being

Students, faculty, and staff participate in the 4th annual Happy Heart Walk. The event sponsored by Wellness at Mason promotes preventive health screenings tand encourages healthy choices in general wellness and exercise. Photo by Evan Cantwell/Creative Services/George Mason University
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By: Julia Morelli This edition was written by Julia Morelli, president of the GMU Instructional Foundation, who teaches yoga, qigong, and stress management. “It is […]

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Thriving Together Series: Focus is a Skill

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By: Melissa Schreibstein, CWB Director of Well-Being Programs “Always remember, your focus determines your reality.” – Yoda   Surely, our collective attentional control has been decreasing […]

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Mason panel interviews Yogi Sadhguru on well-being perspectives for higher education

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By: Whitney Hopler, Communications Manager, Center for the Advancement of Well-Being How can the George Mason University community thrive together despite the COVID-19 pandemic, racial […]

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Thriving Together Series: Solitude – The Glory of Being Alone

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By: James E. Maddux, Ph.D., CWB Senior Scholar “Our language has wisely sensed the two sides of being alone. It has created the word ‘loneliness’ […]

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Healing Wounds: Lessons from Mason’s Veterans

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by Whitney Hopler, Communications Manager Everyone goes through pain of some kind on a daily basis, and when crises hit, pain intensifies. Illness, injuries, relationship […]

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Mason’s Resilience Model: Transforming Fear & Promoting Well-Being

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by Whitney Hopler, Communications Manager Fear can seem like a thrill in movies and TV shows. But beyond its entertainment value, fear can be a […]

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Workplace Well-Being: A Spotlight on the Research of Senior Scientist Mandy O’Neill

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"Olivia O'Neill, Assistant Professor, Management, School of Business. Photo by Creative Services/George Mason University"

by Melissa Stiksma, Doctoral Research Fellow, and Whitney Hopler, Communications Manager Americans spend an average of 8.8 hours working each day. It is thus of […]

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What’s the Science of Positivity?

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by Dr. Steve Gladis, CWB Senior Scholar This is an excerpt from Gladis’ book Positive Leadership: The Game Changer at Work.  For many years, psychologists […]