Resources
Phone Applications
Calm App
Helps users sleep better, boost confidence and reduce stress and anxiety, all with the help of guided meditations, soothing music, and bedtime stories
Bliss App
This app is aimed at enhancing happiness and well-being. The program's main feature – derived from the principles of Positive Psychology – is a gratitude journal, offering eight exercises focused on different aspects aimed at “adopting a positive perspective on life” (e.g., "What are you grateful for?").
Forest
Helps people beat their phone addiction and manage their time in an interesting and pleasant way. Users can earn credits by not using their cell phones and plant real trees around the world with the credits.
Headspace
This app is a personal guide to health and happiness. It can help you focus, breathe, stay calm, and create the conditions for a better night's sleep by practicing meditation and mindfulness.
Websites
A 60-second group meditation to help you feel connected. It syncs your breath with thousands if people across the world.
Books
The Gifts Of Imperfections by Brené Brown
When our embarrassments and fears lie, we often listen to them anyway. They thwart our gratitude, acceptance, and compassion—our goodness. They insist, “I am not worthy.” But we are worthy—of self-discovery, personal growth, and boundless love. With Brené Brown’s game-changing New York Timesbestseller The Gifts of Imperfection—which has sold more than 2 million copies in more than 30 different languages, and Forbes recently named one of the "Five Books That Will Actually Change Your Outlook On Life"—we find courage to overcome paralyzing fear and self-consciousness, strengthening our connection to the world.
Braving the Wilderness by Brené Brown
“True belonging doesn’t require us to change who we are. It requires us to bewho we are.” Social scientist Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW, has sparked a global conversation about the experiences that bring meaning to our lives—experiences of courage, vulnerability, love, belonging, shame, and empathy. In Braving the Wilderness, Brown redefines what it means to truly belong in an age of increased polarization. With her trademark mix of research, storytelling, and honesty, Brown will again change the cultural conversation while mapping a clear path to true belonging.
Before Happiness by Shawn Achor
Before Happiness: The 5 Hidden Keys to Achieving Success, Spreading Happiness, and Sustaining Positive Change provides a simple, yet profound, five-step process for developing a perspective on life that emphasizes positives over negatives. Supported by research and anecdotes, Before Happiness confirms that a positive outlook is the foundation necessary for a happy and successful life.