Positive coaching for normal women overwhelmed by everyday life
Throughout April I used a popular wellbeing model that was introduced in Seligman's book 'Flourish' in 2004 as a framework for a 5 week series. The model is a mnemonic PERMA and stands for the below 5 elements.
Positive emotions
Engagement
Relationships
Meaning
Accomplishment
One element a week was used as a theme for each week, including a weekly Facebook Live session. After the weekly live sessions, further info and blog posts were added around the same subject matter.
Positive emotions
So, what are emotions? This question could be answered in many ways from the biological perspective of chemical messengers to the psychology behind our thought processes. Fundamentally, they are a 'feeling' that is communicating something to you. Even negative emotions such as anger have a purpose; to fight against injustice. Self-awareness is key here and therefore emotional literacy was explored during this session.
Positive Emotions Resources: Books
Positive Emotions Resources: Videos
Positive Emotions Resources: For the Kids
Facebook Live Session on Positive Emotions
Engagement
Facebook Live session on Engagement
There is no past and there is no future - a short blog on Active Mindfulness
Relationships
Relationships are one of the most important factors of our human survival. This may seem a bit of an over statement, but it is true. The main reason that we as human beings have become the 'overlords of the world' is down to the fact that we are social.
Facebook Live session on Relationships
Meaning
Facebook Live session on Meaning
Accomplishment
Facebook Live session on Accomplishment