Meaning for Wellbeing
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Dr. Wong is a world-leader in wellbeing research, in particular around the area of meaning and growth through adversity. Check out his website for all his research and sign posting to other Meaning theories and researchers.
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This new resource from Dr. Paul Wong explores the area of flourishing following a stressful event or challenge.
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"Ikigai (ee-key-guy) is a Japanese concept that combines the terms iki, meaning “alive” or “life,” and gai, meaning “benefit” or “worth.”
When combined, these terms mean that which gives your life worth, meaning, or purpose" (Gaines, 2021).
This web page offers insight and inspiration into how you can harness the power of Ikigai for meaning in your life.
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"Core beliefs are our most deeply held assumptions about ourselves, the world, and others...and are an important contribution to a flourishing life (Schaffner, 2021). This link provides a solid evidence base surrounding our core beliefs, and activities to try for contribution to healthy development of these beliefs.
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"Finding ‘keys’ to help you in the recovery journey could be anything from reading to training for a marathon and anything in between. However just because they have worked for you previously, they might not always be the ‘right key’ so you have to keep trying different ones! This is exciting as you have so many opportunities to find different things that you like to do! "
In this folder you will find loads of inspiration and insight into ways in which finding meaning in your journey can help promote flourishing in personal recovery.
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These slides are those used in the webinar presentation, including theories of meaning for wellbeing and applications of pursuing meaning to promote flourishing in personal recovery.
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