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Resilience Resources Weekly: Resilience Training

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by Katie Clare, Associate Director for Resilience Programs, University Life Southwick and Charney encourage us to train regularly and rigorously in multiple areas to strengthen […]

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Resilience Resources Weekly: Responding to Fear

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by Katie Clare, Associate Director for Resilience Programs, University Life Southwick and Charney recognize a critical step in building resilience is recognizing fears. If you’re […]

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Young Koreans’ Well-Being Challenges and Newly Rising Pride

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by Jung-Hyun Kim, Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea Despite facing many old and new well-being challenges – including the COVID-19 pandemic – young Koreans seem […]

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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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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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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 […]