{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Words in the Wilderness","title":"The Positive Psychology of Poetry","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1285,"description":"Jacky Power explores how poetry and positive psychology can help us find awe, gratitude, and positivity in everyday life, especially during challenging times.\nKey Topics\nThe broaden and build theory by Barbara Fredrickson\nUsing poetry to foster positive emotions like gratitude and awe\nThe role of mindfulness and presence in well-being\nHow to find awe in everyday objects and moments\nThe importance of acceptance and self-love in mental health\nTakeaways\nPoetry can be a powerful tool to shift perspective and foster positive emotions.\nPracticing awe and gratitude can help balance negative feelings and improve mental health.\nMindfulness exercises and poetry prompts can enhance present-moment awareness.\nCreating a sense of awe in daily life can be as simple as observing a spider web or a plant.\nBalancing negative emotions with positive ones is essential for well-being.\nFollow me on Instagram: @the_therapeutic_poet\nGet my book\nCheck out my website\nJoin my Awakening To Presence course on Insight Timer\nGet my self-paced course: Permission To Feel Loneliness(Use the code TOGETHER for 10% off)\nChapters\n00:00 Introduction to the episode and main themes\n02:17 The impact of uncertainty and negativity on mental health\n03:16 The concept of hope versus hopium in challenging times\n04:09 Living in the present moment and practicing gratitude\n05:06 Using positive psychology to navigate grief and self-acceptance\n06:04 The broaden and build theory and its components of positive emotions\n07:27 The role of poetry in fostering self-love and acceptance\n10:09 The emotion of awe and its significance in shifting perspective\n12:12 How to cultivate awe in everyday life\n13:44 Exercises to bring awe into your daily routine\n15:19 Writing mindfulness and curiosity poems\n17:59 Using objects and prompts to inspire awe and reflection\n19:16 Balancing negative and positive emotions for well-being\n20:14 Encouragement to use poetry as a technology for being human","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/hWOJzs9My3AEtPNBYp_3c6d2c4zfOy3xXSnAP5_vXr4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hODZk/ZGQ3Mjk3NjJmMWE4/NjllMWZlNzVlZTEw/MjgwMi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}