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Seph Fontane Pennock

Seph Fontane Pennock, BBA, is an online entrepreneur and the founder of PositivePsychology.com.

linkedin Seph Fontane PennockSeph Fontane Pennock started PositivePsychologyProgram.com in 2013 as a personal blog. Gradually, his personal blog has grown into the most extensive and valuable online positive psychology platform, now known as PositivePsychology.com.

With his work in positive psychology, Seph has been able to help tens of thousands of practitioners and educators all around the world.

Seph strongly believes that we can deal with most of life’s absurdities by leveraging human connection and challenging ourselves, instead of using dogma or pharmaceutical drugs.

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Positive Psychology

[FREE] 3 Hand-Picked Tools From the Positive Psychology Toolkit©!

4 Aug 2020
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26 Nov 2022

We are always incredibly grateful to our growing community of like-minded professionals for sharing our mission to uplift others through positive psychology. As a small [...]
Trinity College
Positive Education

Positive Psychology Courses: 50 Ways to Start Your Journey

1 Mar 2019
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12 Nov 2022

It is with great pleasure that we share a comprehensive list of online positive psychology courses, workshops, training, webinars, graduate programs, audiotapes, and MOOCs. We [...]
phd in positive psychology
Positive Education

How to Get a Ph.D. in Positive Psychology

28 Feb 2019
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26 Nov 2022

Lately, we’ve been getting an increasing number of questions from people who want to pursue a PhD program in positive psychology (mostly after having finished [...]
Masters of applied positive psychology
Positive Education

Masters of Applied Positive Psychology: The MAPP Program

27 Feb 2019
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28 Dec 2022

Interested in pursuing your love of positive psychology further? Good news—in recent years, we’ve seen more and more opportunities arise for developing that interest academically. [...]
positive psychology researchers
Positive Psychology

Positive Psychology Researchers: Top Influencers’ Database

27 Feb 2019
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12 Nov 2022

Years ago, Lisa Sansom, MAPP, of LVS Consulting started a list of positive psychology researchers, using a Google spreadsheet and filling in all the names [...]
Positive Psychology

Positive Psychology Internship Opportunities At PositivePsychology.com

27 Feb 2019
8
24 Jun 2022

Hi there, The PositivePsychology.com website is managed by a small team based mostly in the Netherlands. Our team consists of two parts. One part is [...]
positive psychology books
Theory & Books

88+ Must-Read Positive Psychology Books

20 Feb 2019
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26 Nov 2022

As extensive as this list of positive psychology books may be, it will never be ‘finished’ or ‘complete’. To make the list as valuable as [...]
Writing Worksheets
Therapy Exercises

Self-Expressive Writing Worksheets: A Collection of PDF’s

12 Dec 2017
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16 Nov 2022

Self-expressive writing is often used in therapeutic settings where people are asked to write about their thoughts and feelings related to a stressful event. Bottling [...]
Parenthood paradox
Happiness & SWB

Why You Should Have Never Had Kids (If You Want To Be Happy, That Is)

22 Aug 2017
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12 Sep 2022

Update September 2019: Wow. It’s been two years since I published this post and the comments are still pouring in. Reading these comments will teach [...]
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Gratitude

The #1 Reason Why We Want More And More (And More)

12 Apr 2017
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2 Jul 2022

The #1 thing that holds people back from having a smoothe-as-honey lifestyle, where you can just get up, feel great, and connect with other people [...]
positve psychology skills resume
Coaching & Application

8 Advanced Positive Psychology Coaching Skills to Explore

29 Mar 2017
30
17 Nov 2022

No one is safe… … except maybe positive psychology practitioners… Forged in a world of cutting-edge research, new and more effective therapies coming out, and [...]
Resilience Progress
Resilience & Coping

Resilience in Positive Psychology: How to Bounce Back

3 Mar 2017
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6 Jan 2023

Resilience in positive psychology refers to the ability to cope with whatever life throws at you. Some people are knocked down by challenges, but they [...]
martin seligman
Positive Psychology

Who Is Martin Seligman and What Does He Do?

20 Sep 2016
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28 Dec 2022

If you were wondering who is Martin Seligman, you will find the answer here. Martin Seligman is called the “father of positive psychology” is known [...]
Happiness & SWB

The Hedonic Treadmill – Are We Forever Chasing Rainbows?

5 Sep 2016
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17 Aug 2022

Can you remember the last time you were dreaming of buying a new car, getting a promotion at work, moving into a nicer house or [...]
Positive Psychology

[Free Tool] PositivePsychology.com’s Sailboat Metaphor

13 Apr 2016
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26 Nov 2022

Update January 2020: The sailboat metaphor discussed by Hugo in the video below has become our main coaching framework here at PositivePsychology.com. This metaphor forms [...]
harvard tal ben shahar
Positive Education

Positive Psychology 1504: Harvard’s Groundbreaking Course

16 Jun 2015
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26 Nov 2022

Harvard’s Positive Psychology 1504, taught by professor Tal Ben-Shahar Ph.D., will enter the books as the most popular course in the history of Harvard University. In the spring [...]
Positive Psychology Quotes
Positive Psychology

50+ Positive Psychology Quotes: Our Favorite Reflections

11 Oct 2014
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18 Nov 2022

Powerful quotes can help you understand yourself and the world around you. They can even help you achieve personal fulfillment. Here is a list of [...]