Possibilitizing

Workplace Dynamics

Why the Feedback Sandwich Needs to Come Off the Menu

Lindsey Godwin Ph.D. on March 15, 2026

Most feedback training teaches you how to feel better about giving hard feedback. This is about what actually helps the person receiving it.

Most feedback training teaches you how to feel better about giving hard feedback. This is about what actually helps the person receiving it.

Emotional Contagion

How to Change Your Day (and Someone Else's) in Just a Few Seconds

Lindsey Godwin Ph.D. on February 11, 2026

Complimenting others makes us less critical of ourselves.

Complimenting others makes us less critical of ourselves.

Social Learning Theory

Why We Secretly Miss the Chaos We Say We Hate

Lindsey Godwin Ph.D. on January 28, 2026

That quiet morning you wanted arrives. Why are you checking your phone and rearranging pillows? Your nervous system learned that motion meant safety. Here's how to retrain it.

That quiet morning you wanted arrives. Why are you checking your phone and rearranging pillows? Your nervous system learned that motion meant safety. Here's how to retrain it.

Grief

When Grief Meets Monday Morning

Lindsey Godwin Ph.D. on December 29, 2025

Grief doesn’t stay home when we return to work. Rethinking performance pressure, honesty, and healthy ways to carry loss at in professional spaces.

Grief doesn’t stay home when we return to work. Rethinking performance pressure, honesty, and healthy ways to carry loss at in professional spaces.

Resilience

Is It Okay to Feel Okay Right Now?

Lindsey Godwin Ph.D. on October 13, 2025

Saying you’re okay out loud can feel risky in a world that rewards struggle. This is why we hide our calm—and how embracing "quiet okayness" nurtures resilience, balance, and hope.

Saying you’re okay out loud can feel risky in a world that rewards struggle. This is why we hide our calm—and how embracing "quiet okayness" nurtures resilience, balance, and hope.

Parenting

Tamagotchi Parenting and the Urge to Check In

Lindsey Godwin Ph.D. on September 26, 2025

The psychology of digital monitoring and 3 ways to build real connection.

The psychology of digital monitoring and 3 ways to build real connection.

Workplace Dynamics

Enough Already: The Psychology of Having to Prove Yourself at Work

Lindsey Godwin Ph.D. on September 17, 2025

Start from trust, stop the threats, and watch well-being rise.

Start from trust, stop the threats, and watch well-being rise.

Resilience

Psychological Flexibility and the Power of the Yellow Light

Lindsey Godwin Ph.D. on August 26, 2025

We often brace for loss but rarely prepare for the joy of beginnings. We can strengthen our starts with these lessons on psychological flexibility.

We often brace for loss but rarely prepare for the joy of beginnings. We can strengthen our starts with these lessons on psychological flexibility.

Laughter

Why We Like Inside Jokes

Lindsey Godwin Ph.D. on May 26, 2025

3. They signal psychological safety.

3. They signal psychological safety.

Emotion Regulation

Can a Playlist Save Your Mood? Neuroscience Says Yes

Lindsey Godwin Ph.D. on May 21, 2025

Ever wonder why one song can lift your spirits while another brings you to tears? Here's how to use that power on purpose to shift your mood, spark memories, and reset your day.

Ever wonder why one song can lift your spirits while another brings you to tears? Here's how to use that power on purpose to shift your mood, spark memories, and reset your day.

Resilience

How to Stop Bouncing Back Into Broken Systems

Lindsey Godwin Ph.D. on May 12, 2025

Think you need to toughen up? Maybe not. Let’s flip the script and explore why the real fix isn’t more reslience—it’s putting up with less nonsense in an overloaded world.

Think you need to toughen up? Maybe not. Let’s flip the script and explore why the real fix isn’t more reslience—it’s putting up with less nonsense in an overloaded world.

Motivation

The Psychology of "Meh"

Lindsey Godwin Ph.D. on May 5, 2025

3 ways to shift from extrinsic to intrinsic motivation.

3 ways to shift from extrinsic to intrinsic motivation.

Social Media

To Change Your Life, Start With Your Algorithm

Lindsey Godwin Ph.D. on April 27, 2025

You are what you scroll, so changing what you click could change your outlook.

You are what you scroll, so changing what you click could change your outlook.

Compassion Fatigue

Do You Feel Like You're Sipping Coffee While the World Burns?

Lindsey Godwin Ph.D. on April 19, 2025

Ever feel guilty for not joining the protest outside your window? Explore how to care—and act—in ways that make a difference and align with your gifts, your energy, and your life.

Ever feel guilty for not joining the protest outside your window? Explore how to care—and act—in ways that make a difference and align with your gifts, your energy, and your life.

Parenting

Talking Honestly With Kids (and Yourself) in Tough Times

Lindsey Godwin Ph.D. on April 14, 2025

When the world feels uncertain, how do we talk honestly with kids, co-workers, or ourselves without spiraling? Try these four grounded ways to lead with truth—without losing hope.

When the world feels uncertain, how do we talk honestly with kids, co-workers, or ourselves without spiraling? Try these four grounded ways to lead with truth—without losing hope.

Compassion Fatigue

3 Ways to Stay Kind When You’re Fed Up

Lindsey Godwin Ph.D. on April 10, 2025

2. Find micro-moments of recovery.

2. Find micro-moments of recovery.

Self-Talk

3 Lies We Tell Ourselves—And What Happens When We Stop

Lindsey Godwin Ph.D. on April 7, 2025

Do you say “I’m fine” when you’re anything but? You’re not alone. In a messy world, telling the truth—to ourselves and others—might just be the boldest move we can make.

Do you say “I’m fine” when you’re anything but? You’re not alone. In a messy world, telling the truth—to ourselves and others—might just be the boldest move we can make.

Pessimism

Why Cynicism Feels Smart—But Can Sabotage Your Success

Lindsey Godwin Ph.D. on March 31, 2025

Cynicism can feel like armor in today’s world. But that same shield can block positive forces like hope and growth, stopping us from making a real impact where it counts. Here's the fix.

Cynicism can feel like armor in today’s world. But that same shield can block positive forces like hope and growth, stopping us from making a real impact where it counts. Here's the fix.

Altruism

Feeling Helpless? Think Smaller

Lindsey Godwin Ph.D. on March 24, 2025

Feeling overwhelmed by global chaos? Research shows tiny, quiet acts of kindness add up, creating powerful ripples of impact and resilience in our seemingly unfixable world.

Feeling overwhelmed by global chaos? Research shows tiny, quiet acts of kindness add up, creating powerful ripples of impact and resilience in our seemingly unfixable world.

Happiness

Noticing the Extraordinary in the Ordinary

Lindsey Godwin Ph.D. on March 16, 2025

The best moments in life aren’t always the ones we plan. Discover why small, unexpected joys often bring the most meaning and how noticing them boosts happiness in everyday life.

The best moments in life aren’t always the ones we plan. Discover why small, unexpected joys often bring the most meaning and how noticing them boosts happiness in everyday life.