Reminder: happierPhilly.com free meetup is tonight, focusing on practitioners. Limited space is still available but we need to know if you’re coming, so please RSVP. We’re at the Penn Bookstore.
It’s a unique opportunity to meet people who share similar interests and get excited about positive psychology. I hope to be turning on more friends in the area to happier.com. - Patty Ferssizidis from happierDC
Upcoming Meetups
happierPhilly.com
Philadelphia, PA: Thursday, November 19, 6:00pm. A focus on practitioners: The best books, tests, and tools for coaches, consultants and happiness trainers. With special guest, Coach Emiliya Zhivotovskaya, MAPP. Open to everyone, with a focus on practitioners. Register now.
happierPortland.com
Portland, OR: Sunday, November 22, 2:00pm. Inaugural Meetup: Surprising Findings from the Science of Happiness. At the inaugural meeting of happierPortland, we’ll have a special guest: noted author and educator Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener, author of Happiness: Unlocking the Mysteries of Psychological Wealth. 40+ registered; limited space still available. Register now.
Online Webinar
Everywhere. Wednesday, December 16, 3:00pm EST. Using happier.com with your Clients: A special Webinar for Positive Psychology Practitioners. This special webinar is designed for positive psychology coaches, consultants, trainers and other practitioners. Join us from your home or office for this one-hour networking and learning opportunity. Hear “what works” from expert positive psychology practitioners. Free. Register online or email with questions.
happierLA.com
Long Beach, CA: Wednesday, January 6, 6:15pm. Ten Tips To Improve Your Happiness NOW! Hosted by UniqueScan, with happier.com co-founder Andrew. Registration is now open.
happierSanFrancisco.com
San Francisco, CA: Thursday, January 7, 6:15pm. Surprising Discoveries from the Science of Happiness: What Works, What Doesn’t, and What You Can Do About It. With happier.com co-founder Andrew. This meetup is a direct result of user interest and organization! Sign up now to reserve your spot.
More meetups are in the works for Boston, DC, New York, Chicago and Seattle. Interested in getting involved in your neck of the woods? Email us.
happierPhilly.com October 14th, 2009. Philadelphia, PA. Over 75 people RSVP’d for Staying Resilient in Tough Times: Why Happiness is Important in Business. Panelists included Dr. Karen Reivich, author of The Optimistic Child (co-author) and The Resilience Factor and Scott Asalone, Fortune 500 consultant. View pictures.
happierDC.comOctober 15, 2009. Washington, DC. Dr. Todd Kashdan hosted an intimate conversation: New Findings in Happiness & Personality: Looking Within People, Not Just Between. Attendees were in for a special treat when a crew from CNN came to learn more about the meetup and talk with attendees. View pictures.
happierNYC.com November 12, 2009. New York, NY. Co-founder Andrew introduced the science-backed tools and tests of happier.com and host Emiliya Zhivotovskaya led the group in positive psychology exercises.
The last ten years of research have lead to a host of surprising findings about the science of happiness. Meet Dr. Robert Biswas-Diener, a researcher and instructor known as “The Indiana Jones of Positive Psychology” for his work on happiness in far-flung locations. Robert will share some of his most surprising findings in the science of happiness, and he’ll share the best ways to scientifically-improve happiness. Robert is being hosted by happierPortland.com, a meetup group for people interested in positive psychology and the science of happiness. This is the first meeting of happierPortland, which is being held after similar get-togethers in Philadelphia (happierPhilly.com), New York (happierNYC.com) and Washington, DC (happierDC.com).
Robert Biswas-Diener, D. Phil., is Program Director for the Centre for Applied Positive Psychology and a part-time instructor at Portland State University. He is widely known as the “Indiana Jones of Positive Psychology” because his research has taken him to such far-flung destinations as Greenland, Kenya and India where he has studied the happiness of often-overlooked groups such as Amish farmers, tribal people and sex workers. Robert’s research focuses on the intricate interplay between money, culture and happiness. He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Positive Psychology, the Journal of Happiness Studies, and is the associate editor of Journal of Personality. Robert is co-author of Happiness: Unlocking the mysteries of psychological wealth (2008), which won the 2008 PROSE Award.
In addition to his research on well-being Robert is also a thought leader in the application of positive psychological science. Robert is a Certified Mentor Coach and has conducted positive psychology trainings for therapists, coaches, managers and consultants in Iceland, Denmark, England, Scotland, Turkey, South Africa, Israel, India, Canada and the United States. He is author of the book Positive Psychology Coaching (2007) and the forthcoming Practicing Positive Psychology Coaching (2010)
Positive Psychology practitioners will particularly enjoy this opportunity to network, share best-practices, and learn from one of the leaders in the field. And your clients are welcome to attend this free event — in other cities, coaches and consultants have suggested clients attend these meetups, to great success.
Multnomah County Central Library
U.S. Bank Room (Ground Floor)
801 SW 10th Ave
Portland, OR 97205
This meetup will focus on practitioners. A definition of different types of practitioners is online including Educators, Executive Coaches, Life Coaches, Therpaists, OD Consultants, and Wellness Coaches. We’ll focus on the practice of positive psychology and discuss best practices.
Emiliya is a practitioner herself and will be leading a special workshop of particular interest to positive psychology practitioners. All people are welcome.
Easily accessible to public transportation and parking. Blue Line at 34th and Market and Green Line at 36th and Walnut.
(From L-R) Doug Hensch, co-founder; Martin Seligman, Exclusive Consultant; Andrew Rosenthal, co-founder
Co-founders Andrew and Doug are going to be there talking about how to use the tools on happier.com! Learn how to use Active Constructive Responding to improve your relationships and Three Good Things to bring gratitude into your life and sleep better every night! If you are a happiness enthusiast anywhere near New York City, we would love to see you there! It’s an excellent opportunity to connect with more people who want to learn about the science of happiness.
The event is being hosted by Emiliya Zhivotovskaya, MAPP, a member of the happier.com Positive Psychology Practitioner Directory.