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Stephen Joseph Ph.D.

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Stephen Joseph, Ph.D, is interested in the study of human flourishing. Known internationally as a leading expert on positive psychology, he is the editor of the ground-breaking book Positive Psychology in Practice: Promoting human flourishing in work, health, education and everyday life. He is a professor n the School of Education at the University of Nottingham, UK. He studied at the London School of Economics, before going on to gain his doctorate from Kings College London Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience for his pioneering work in the field of psychological trauma. His book What Doesn't Kill Us: The new psychology of posttraumatic growth is available in translation across the world. His latest book is Authentic: How to be yourself and why it matters.

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What Is Authenticity?

Defences prevent us from the joy and freedom of living an authentic life.

Defences prevent us from the joy and freedom of living an authentic life.

The Joy of Personal Growth

To be truly honest with ourselves means letting go of the stories we tell ourselves and diving deep into the choppy waters of self-knowledge.

To be truly honest with ourselves means letting go of the stories we tell ourselves and diving deep into the choppy waters of self-knowledge.

7 Questions for a More Appreciative Life

Do you get caught up in day-to-day irritations and hassles and forget to stay appreciative of the good and truly important things?

Do you get caught up in day-to-day irritations and hassles and forget to stay appreciative of the good and truly important things?

Understanding Positive Therapy

Not everyone is familiar with the idea that therapy is not only about what has gone wrong, but it can also be about looking forward and making positive psychological changes

Not everyone is familiar with the idea that therapy is not only about what has gone wrong, but it can also be about looking forward and making positive psychological changes

What Can Carl Rogers Teach Therapists About Trauma?

As therapists, we need to see our traumatized clients not as needing to be fixed but as benefiting from the healing power of empathic and unconditional relationships.

As therapists, we need to see our traumatized clients not as needing to be fixed but as benefiting from the healing power of empathic and unconditional relationships.

Are You Living a Good Life? How to Think Like a Therapist

A Personal Perspective: As we age, we may look back and see how much we let our lives slip through our fingers like sand.

A Personal Perspective: As we age, we may look back and see how much we let our lives slip through our fingers like sand.