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Introducing the EPP Bulletin

The first issue of the monthly Existential Positive Psychology (EPP) Bulletin will be released this July, exclusive for INPM members. It will contain the latest INPM news, provide information about meaning-centered activities and research opportunities around the world, showcase the ideas and publications of INPM members…and much more! Advertisement on the EPP Bulletin is free […]

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Joshua Wong Research Scholarship Contest

Posted Jun 24, 2022

This scholarship contest is to encourage graduate students to get involved in the exciting new fields of existential positive psychology (PP 2.0). All submissions need to be related to some aspects of PP2.0 which can be found in Wong (2019, 2021). Submissions may be based on empirical research, case studies, literature review, or theoretical formulation. […]

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Featured Member: Karen Henry

Karen Henry has been part of the psychology industry since her master’s in community psychology in 1999. In 2007, while beginning her doctoral journey, she came across a now famous article by Peterson and Park (2006). A quote in the article–“The good in life is not the absence of bad”–resonated as a game-changing worldview that […]

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Meaningful education and education for meaning

Pninit Russo-Netzer

Posted Jun 24, 2022

The search for meaning has been considered “the primary motivational force in man” (Frankl, 1969, p. 121) and constitutes a healthy, natural, and engaging process that is often characterized by an openness to ideas about life (Steger et  al., 2008). Recent integrative conceptualization offers a conception of meaning in life that includes three central dimensions: […]

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Rethinking what Matters in Education

Gilda Scarfe

Posted Jun 24, 2022

A few years ago I attended a formal dinner where the majority of guests were young post-graduates who had just begun their formal training to become school teachers.  I was seated at a table made up of experienced education professionals, most of whom were headteachers.  During the dinner I spoke to my neighbour, who was […]

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How can I be Free from my Struggles and Live a Happy Life?

Paul T. P. Wong

Posted Jun 24, 2022

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Abstract This paper invites you to consider a more adaptive view towards happiness and suffering which may change your life. It suggests that the old paradigm of seeking pleasure and avoiding pain is no longer adequate in the current digital age, and a new paradigm of embracing and transforming suffering is needed in order to […]

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How to Succeed in Life: Life Education and Wisdom Training

Tim Yu

Posted Jun 21, 2022

How does one succeed in life? Of the infinite number of answers to this enduring question proposed by philosophers and educators alike, existential positive psychology (EPP) provides one of the strongest based on the synthesis of ancient wisdom and modern research. Wong (2005a) concisely outlines the EPP solution: “You need a high IQ [intelligence quotient] […]

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