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This is perhaps the oldest and most urgent question. The proverbial Job raised the question. The wise man Solomon raised the same question. Countless philosophers and psychologists have wrestled with the mystery of suffering. After four decades of research, I still do not have a good answer, especially when it is up close and personal. […]
I am a PhD student based at Lancaster University, located in the North of England. I am funded by the School for Public Health Research division of the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR). My attraction to the International Network on Personal Meaning can really be said to derive from the intersection and overlapping of […]
Hi! I’m a doctoral research scholar in Psychology at the Department of Liberal Arts at Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH), India. I have a Master’s degree with specialization in counselling psychology from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai, and a Bachelor’s from University of Delhi. I was drawn to qualitative research ever since […]
I’m an independent counselor, Expressive Arts Coach, and educator, based in Aotearoa New Zealand. I am currently completing a DHSc (Doctor of Health Science) degree at Auckland University of Technology, focused on understanding the unconscious in arts therapy from a phenomenological perspective. My interest in existential-phenomenological psychology brought me to second wave positive psychology, which […]
My name is Talal, from Yemen. I hold a Master’s degree in Educational Psychology, as well as a degree in General Psychology. In graduate school, I organized and gave several talks related to mental health from a psychological perspective. I encourage people to know themselves and talk about their psychological problems. In the last five […]
Dear Colleagues, Thank you for including me on this panel. I am so grateful for the opportunity. The summit was excellent. One of the best panels I have seen in a long time. Jose Rodriguez Participating, both as a Qigong teacher and attendee, in the 11th Biennial International Meaning Conference has been such an inspiring, meaningful, educational, wonderful, […]
The Pandemic and Suffering The stark COVID-19 global statistics as of September 19, 2021 (Worldometer): Deaths: 4,702,758 Infected: 229,105,331 Long COVID-19: Of those who have “recovered,” almost 21,000,000 continue to suffer long-term, disabling symptoms. Thankfully, much of the public has struggled reasonably well with mental health issues during the pandemic, but a significant proportion continues […]
What is the greatest need in these uncertain times? What are people’s deepest yearnings? What is your most cherished dream? Yes, I know the popular answers: Good economy, good paying jobs, happiness, success and all things that people typically strive for. But have you considered the unlikely answer that meaningful living might be what people […]
Love can be either the most powerful motivation for growth or the most destructive force in your life — it all depends on the kind of love you have embraced. According to Rubin (1970), love has three components: (1) an affiliative and dependent need, (2) a predisposition to help, and (3) exclusiveness and absorption. Liking […]
It is the worst of times; it is the best of times. But we cannot celebrate the best without overcoming and transcending the worst. This fundamental principle of flourishing is what we want to covey at our forthcoming Meaning Conference. By all accounts, it is the most consequential and most innovative Meaning Conference we have […]
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Thursday with Dr. Paul T. P. Wong is the first book dedicated to Dr. Paul T. P. Wong (1937-2024), pioneer of existential positive psychology and Founder of INPM.
Written by Tim Yu, Paul’s research assistant between 2018 to 2024, this book is meant for those who are familiar with his ideas or are approaching them for the first time.
As this book is a fundraiser, a portion of the proceeds will go towards continuing the mission of INPM, which Paul started over 25 years ago.
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May this book challenge and inspire you to carry on Paul’s mission: To bring meaning and joy to those who are suffering.