My reason for becoming an academic heretic who went mainstream?
A little saying that I may tattoo on my ankle someday:
If a lifelong academic who spent a bajillion years (okay, 8) in an asbestos-laden, stuffy psych lab,
and holds three Ivy League degrees, started a coaching practice —
Since the day I broke free from that windowless, 5th floor at Columbia, I’ve taught alongside and
studied under some of the most influential psychologists in Positive Psychology {excuse me
while I name drop}, including smarty-pants like Martin Seligman, Ph.D., Jonathan Haidt, Ph.D.,
Angela Duckworth, Ph.D., Barry Schwartz, and Barbara Fredrickson, Ph.D.
Not only did they pioneer the psychological study of happiness, but made terms like “flow”
and “grit” a part of our colloquial vocabulary.
My reason for becoming an academic heretic who went mainstream?
A little saying that I may tattoo on my ankle someday:
Positive Psychology Maven, Mind-Ninja, Brain Trainer, Speaker, Author, HUMAN. (As a summa cum laude perfectionist, that last one took some work
to truly appreciate.)
PhD in Developmental Psychology, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
Masters in Applied Positive Psychology, UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
Bachelor of Arts,
HARVARD UNIVERSITY