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An older interview but rather relevant to our current situation with Covid I though...
Can You Get Comfortably Uncomfortable? with Robert Biswas-Diener - from Making Positive Psychology Work Podcast [01:37] - Robert talks about how emotions are like signals giving us a mental thumbs-up or thumbs-down about the quality of our life. [05:35] - If you are fearful, it’s telling you that something you care about may be under threat, and you may need to protect it. [07:54] - Robert explains when you can be comfortably uncomfortable with your negative emotions, instead of feeling overwhelmed, you can act constructively. [11:05] - Robert explains one important step in tolerating these emotions, is to specifically label the emotion to help understand what message it may be telling you. [13:54] – When people are experiencing incredible change in workplaces and feeling very negative, Robert talks about how leaders can build capacity in their employees. [16:20] - Robert says sometimes leaders need to challenge apprehension and other times it’s ok to validate concerns. [17:49] - Robert believes happiness and wellbeing doesn’t have to be a mandate at work. [20:30] –To be a whole person you need to experience and draw on the full range of positive and negative emotions. [21:35] - Robert explains why “you never want cheerful optimists in the control tower, directing flight traffic.” [22:18] - The Lightning Round with Robert Biswas-Diener https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/making-positive-psychology-work-podcast/id1124670073?i=1000462929760 I loved this so much I bought his book..and it's fabulous Can You Make It Safe To Struggle? with Dr. Adam Fraser [02:35] – Adam shares what enables us to strive. [06:46] – Adam talks about why we need to make struggle our friend [07:55] – Adam explains about the value of negative emotions [12:26] – Adam introduces foreground and background behaviors that support striving. [13:24] – Adam outlines the SAFE foreground behaviors and how we can learn to sit with discomfort. [18:13] – Adam offers tips for accepting our struggle without judgment. [23:29] – Adam shares how the focus of our struggle can be development, learning, and growth. [26:53] – Adam explains how we can engage in the most constructive behaviors even in the midst of struggle. [34:11] – Adam enters the lightning round https://www.michellemcquaid.com/podcast/can-you-make-it-safe-to-struggle-podcast-with-dr-adam-fraser/ and an another interview with him... https://www.abc.net.au/radio/sydney/programs/evenings/adam-fraser/11977528 and the book.... STRIVE - Embracing the Gift of Struggle. Dr. Adam Fraser https://www.spectrumnews.org/features/deep-dive/the-lost-girls/?fbclid=IwAR3RTaTgkvTZy_KcQT_Jft_U9WluijF8ysoA878bymPNNuWBRi53LgmaSco |
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