Thrive! – Gratitude with Dr. Angeles Arrien Today, Dr. Angeles Arrien, cultural anthropologist and award winning author who speaks internationally, shared her insight into Gratitude, explaining how every culture has ways to say “Thank You”. Dr. Arrien spoke about the…
Thrive! – Parks and Recreation with Patty Ham “Parks Make Life Better” is the newest slogan from the California Parks and Recreation Society, an organization dedicated to promoting the benefit of parks, and the professions associated with park and…
Thrive – Foster Youth Alumni Co-Mentoring Project Each year in Los Angeles County approximately 1400 foster youth “age out” of the foster care system. Many of these young adults are ill equipped to support themselves and navigate being on their…
Thrive – Happiness Now Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky joined me via phone today to discuss her research on happiness, her book “The How of Happiness”, her upcoming book “The Prepared Mind” and her “Live Happy” and “Gratitude Stream” apps. Sonja shared…
Thrive – Helping Vets Thrive Representatives from the Department of Veteran’s Affairs (DVA) came to share information about how they are helping veteran’s thrive! Sandra Robertson, Patient Centered Care Coordinator, talked about Patient Centered Care, the new focus that the…
Thrive – Meditation 101 Meditation is one method to help offset the adverse effects of stress. Today, on Thrive! – The Living Well Show, Trudy Goodman, founder of InsightLA, discussed Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and the benefits of meditating.…
Thrive – TaiChi Today on Thrive! – The Living Well Show we discussed tai chi chuan and qigong – two forms of moving meditation. Steve Barker, professor of tai chi at Pierce College and owner of Be The Change Energy…
