It’s always amazing to be invited onto different podcasts to talk about positive psychology (PP), and how it can help people live life in a way that really makes them feel happy and empowered. What I particularly love is the opportunity to let as many people as possible know that there is a huge amount of scientific research going on behind the scenes of PP. Yes, there’s an element of ‘self-help’ to the discipline but it’s backed up by a large and growing evidence-base of how and why these interventions work.

It’s also particularly lovely to talk about PP from a practical point of view, which is what I had the chance to do with the lovely Antonette Oloo. She invited me onto her She Owns Success podcast during lockdown, so we recorded our conversation virtually. We talked about my own journey to studying and researching PP (not without a few bumps in the road) as well as how imposter syndrome can hold people back – something that seems to have been exacerbated during the pandemic. But above all, we were able to talk about how to handle some of the challenges life inevitably throws at us and, most importantly, how to bounce-back stronger, less fearful and more resilient than ever.

You can listen to our chat here

I hope you enjoy it!