What does it mean to live a life well-lived? How can science inform how you can live your own best life? What does it take to realize your full potential and be your best self in the face of many competing conflicts, including the many inner and external pressures of our modern world?
The mission of this class is to provide an up-to-date understanding of the science of well-being and self-actualization to equip you with knowledge and tools to live more deliberately, consciously, and in line with your most deeply cherished values and strengths. Spanning theories in both humanistic and positive psychology, the course will cover essential human needs including health, security, growth, mindfulness, self-esteem, connection, love, creativity, resiliency, purpose, flow, gratitude, awe and self-transcendence.
By learning and then living the material of our course, you will embark upon your own personal journey of satisfying your fundamental human needs.
Scott Barry Kaufman is a psychologist at Barnard College, Columbia University who is interested in using psychological science to help all kinds of minds live a creative, fulfilling, and meaningful life. Kaufman has over 60 scientific publications on intelligence, creativity, personality, and well-being. In addition to writing the column Beautiful Minds for Scientific American, he also hosts The Psychology Podcast, which was named by Business Insider a podcast that “will change how you think about human behavior.” Kaufman is author and/or editor of 8 b ...
Scott Barry Kaufman is a psychologist at Barnard College, Columbia University who is interested in using psychological science to help all kinds of minds live a creative, fulfilling, and meaningful life. Kaufman has over 60 scientific publications on intelligence, creativity, personality, and well-being. In addition to writing the column Beautiful Minds for Scientific American, he also hosts The Psychology Podcast, which was named by Business Insider a podcast that “will change how you think about human behavior.” Kaufman is author and/or editor of 8 books, including Twice Exceptional: Supporting and Educating Bright and Creative Students with Learning Difficulties, Wired to Create: Unravelling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind (with Carolyn Gregoire), Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined, and The Complexity of Greatness: Beyond Talent or Practice. Kaufman received a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from Yale University, and an M. Phil in experimental psychology from the University of Cambridge under a Gates Cambridge Scholarship.
The Science of Living Well
Jordyn Feingold, MAPP, is a positive psychology practitioner and medical student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, working toward her combined MD/Master’s of Science in Clinical Research. Before medical school, she attended The University of Pennsylvania for both her undergraduate degree in Health & Societies, and her Masters of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) where she graduated with honors distinction for her capstone work on physician well-being. She continues to be deeply involved in research, curriculum development, and advocacy work pertaining to clinician w ...
Jordyn Feingold, MAPP, is a positive psychology practitioner and medical student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, working toward her combined MD/Master’s of Science in Clinical Research. Before medical school, she attended The University of Pennsylvania for both her undergraduate degree in Health & Societies, and her Masters of Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) where she graduated with honors distinction for her capstone work on physician well-being. She continues to be deeply involved in research, curriculum development, and advocacy work pertaining to clinician well-being, locally and with the National Academy of Medicine’s Action Collaborative on Establishing Clinician Well-being and Resilience. Jordyn has worked with the University of Pennsylvania's Positive Psychology Center to develop and implement evidence-based resilience trainings for physicians, and is the co-author of a longitudinal well-being curriculum at Mount Sinai for all medical and PhD students called PEERS: Practice Enhancement, Engagement, Resilience and Support. She teaches a Positive Medicine elective course open to students and employees at Mount Sinai, and lectures around the country on the topic of Positive Medicine.
Honored by Sharecare as one of the top ten online influencers on the issue of depression Dan is a highly sought-after international speaker on topics including positive psychology, hope and positive psychotherapy. He is part of the core faculty for the Spirituality Mind Body Institute (SMBI), Teachers College, Columbia University and holds a Ph.D. in psychology, MFA in writing and Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania—where he also serves as adjunct faculty. He teaches the Positive Psychology course in the MA clinical psychology progr ...
Honored by Sharecare as one of the top ten online influencers on the issue of depression Dan is a highly sought-after international speaker on topics including positive psychology, hope and positive psychotherapy. He is part of the core faculty for the Spirituality Mind Body Institute (SMBI), Teachers College, Columbia University and holds a Ph.D. in psychology, MFA in writing and Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania—where he also serves as adjunct faculty. He teaches the Positive Psychology course in the MA clinical psychology program at TC, focusing on applied aspects of positive psychology. His award-winning memoir, American Snake Pit, details his involvement helping the residents of Willowbrook, the worst asylum in American history. His next book, Learned Hopefulness, is coming spring of 2020. Dare2BeHappy.com
Jennifer Cory is a clinical psychotherapist specializing in optimal human functioning; founder and chief hope facilitator of HEART Initiative, a social impact org that helps people living with chronic and degenerative diseases thrive; and an international speaker on the intersection of hope, health and human flourishing. She has been on the faculty at Monmouth University, where she presently serves as a founding member of the Dean's Council for the School of Social Work, and is the past associate director for the Certificate in Positive Psychology program at the NY Open Center. Jen ...
Jennifer Cory is a clinical psychotherapist specializing in optimal human functioning; founder and chief hope facilitator of HEART Initiative, a social impact org that helps people living with chronic and degenerative diseases thrive; and an international speaker on the intersection of hope, health and human flourishing. She has been on the faculty at Monmouth University, where she presently serves as a founding member of the Dean's Council for the School of Social Work, and is the past associate director for the Certificate in Positive Psychology program at the NY Open Center. Jennifer received her undergraduate degree from Monmouth University, where she graduated magna cum laude; is a graduate of Columbia University where she received a Master of Science in Advanced Clinical Practice from the School of Social Work; and holds a Master in Applied Positive Psychology degree from the University of Pennsylvania, where she received an award of distinction for her dissertation on resilience and chronic illness.