Whew August and September have come and gone in a blur of family time and sunshine. We were a family on the go the past two months, driving all over the east coast for family events. The ease of being able to hop in the car and be there for family moments, and for them to come to us, has confirmed how good this move has been for us. It has been so centering to spend quality time with our people the past few months as we settle into our move back to the east coast.

Speaking of the move to Charleston, we’re still renting and constantly looking for the right home to buy to move into. We’ve gotten close a few times but haven’t quite found it yet. The market is so competitive and inventory is so low, however we’re trying to stay patient and trust that the right one will be ahead for us. In the meantime, we love our rental house, and are getting use to having an alligator as a neighbor. We named him Mr Rogers. You can often see him from our porch in the pond next to our house, basking in the sun. All part of the adventure of the move.

Here are some articles you might check out in the well-being space from the past two months.

Study across 87 countries shows simple intervention helps build emotional resilience during COVID-19

A study led by Ke Wang, a Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences doctoral candidate studying at Harvard Kennedy School, partnered with researchers globally, for a total of 400 researchers contributing, to explore wellbeing in the pandemic. The study looked at how reappraisal, a wellbeing intervention that involves changing the way one thinks about a situation, could play a role in emotional resilience.

Read the full article at the Harvard Kennedy School here.

Awe Makes You Feel Better. Here’s a Surprising Way to Find It.

Awe is an emotion that makes you stop in your tracks, that challenges and broadens your thinking. It’s something we often think about in terms of looking at a beautiful vista in nature, witnessing a moving performance, or watching an incredible athletic feat. Yet it’s a positive emotion you can experience in your day to day life. And, there’s plenty of research pointing to the wellbeing benefits of doing so. This article invites you to notice access points in your life that you can lean into the emotion of awe.

Read the full article in the Wall Street Journal here.

How to stop languishing and start finding flow

Adam Grant, organizational psychologist, is someone who I always pay attention to when he shares. He has such a brilliant and kind way of communicating concepts in wellbeing. Here he shares how languishing is present in this phase of the pandemic, and offers three ways to move through it. If you are feeling meh, check him out.

Watch the full TedMonterey talk on Ted here.

The Difference Between Hope and Optimism

A very actionable article that walks through ways to increase your hope for a better life and future. Hope is additive of your sense of agency and identification of pathways to move toward a goal. I researched hope as part of my masters program, and did my dissertation on hope as it relates to physical activity. In my opinion this article does a great job making the topic approachable.

Read the full article in the Atlantic here.

Stumbling Into the Next Stage of Your Pandemic Life

This article explores the psychology of returning, and how it relates to this stage of the pandemic. A therapist writes this article, sharing her perspective on “returning” to experiences that likely shifted during the pandemic. She provides insightful strategies on steps to take to move forward into this next stage. Including, to return to deciding, make space for grief, learning to live with the past and future, and cultivate positive predictions about returning.

Read the full article on Greater Good Magazine here.

As schools reopen, trauma-informed teaching might be more important than ever

A quick read on the importance of trauma-informed strategies to relationship building in the classroom.

Read the full article on Mashable here.

Does doing what you love for a living come with a price?

This article walks through the question of turning a passion into your work, and the benefits and pitfalls that can bring.

Read the full article in the BBC here.

Zoom Live Event: Making Happy Memories, with Meik Wiking

Action for Happiness is hosting Meik Wiking, CEO of the Happiness Institute in Copenhagen, on October 28th for a free talk on making happy memories. He will explore findings from his work on what makes some experiences more memorable and what creates nostalgia.

Sign up for the live webinar here.

Have a great month, and enjoy the hope that springs brings. You can read previous months’ Coaching Industry News Roundup here.