LibGuides: Living Your Best Life: Media

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Digital Minimalism: Strategies for Mindful Tech (33:49) Description Is your phone the first thing you reach for in the morning? Do your eyes hurt from staring at screens all day long? Now more than ever, technology and screens connect us (thank goodness!); however, they can get in the way of interpersonal relationships and our relationship to self. In this taped webinar from the MAPP (Masters in Applied Positive Psychology) Alumni Association, positive psychology practitioner Stephanie Shear teaches tips and tricks to help analyze your habits and relationship to technology.
HBO: Brené Brown - Atlas of the Heart (5 Titles) In this series, researcher and six-time #1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. Brené Brown takes viewers on an interactive journey through the range of emotions and experiences that define what it means to be human. Grounded in more than two decades of research, Brown brings together a dynamic mix of powerful storytelling, film and television references, and a range of impressive researchers to share the language, tools and framework for meaningful connection.
How to be Mindful and Happy Series (3 Titles) What’s The Formula For A Happy Life? We’ve been taught from an early age that there’s a certain way to live a happy life. We build everything in our lives - from the smallest interactions to big-picture life planning - on the assumption that this path is the right way forward. After an extensive personal search and exhaustive research, Neil developed a system that will allows to circumvent the struggle to be happy. In this video, Neil teaches you 3 actionable secrets that will set you on a new path today: 1. How to turn your biggest fear into your biggest success 2. The secret to never being too busy again 3. The dream we all have that is completely wrong You’ll learn how to apply these secrets to your life, and what to expect when you’ve changed your mindset.
Mindfulness: Staying Calm in a Crazy World (29:35) Having trouble turning your brain off at 2 am and not thinking catastrophic thoughts? In this taped webinar from the MAPP (Masters in Applied Positive Psychology) Alumni Association, former COO, founder of The Right Reflection®, and positive psychology practitioner Pamela Hernandez provides practical strategies to quiet your mind, your body, and your emotions in these chaotic times.
Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things (1:18) Can true happiness and success be measured by material possessions? What is the personal and global impact of our consumer culture? Is there an alternative?Minimalism: A Documentary About the Important Things examines the many aspects of the growing "minimalist" movement that is challenging compulsory consumerism and seeking a different path.
Mission: JOY - Finding Happiness in Troubled Times (1:28) Deeply moving and laugh-out-loud funny, this documentary gives unprecedented access to the unlikely friendship of two international Nobel Peace Prize winners icons who transcend religion: His Holiness the Dalai Lama & Archbishop Tutu. They offer neuroscience-backed wisdom to help each of us live with more joy, despite circumstances. With never before seen footage shot over 5 days at the Dalai Lama’s residence in Dharamsala, the film invites viewers to join these luminaries behind the scenes as they recount stories from their lives. Through genuine affection, mutual respect, and a healthy dose of teasing, these unlikely friends impart ways to live with joy regardless of the challenges of life, whether extraordinary or mundane. Mission: Joy is an antidote for the times.
PBS: Rethinking Happiness (01:55:43) Is it possible to predict what will make us happy? Why do some people have the ability to bounce back after disaster strikes, while others do not? This program examines qualities such as compassion, forgiveness, altruism, and resilience that foster positive emotions. In the spotlight are people facing major life challenges—job loss, a diagnosis of cancer, the death of a child, a serious accident—as well as those coping with more common daily struggles. A man who overcame an abusive childhood and a veteran who survived seven years as a POW with his sanity intact are among the cases profiled. With Dr. Phil McGraw and Louise Hay.
Positive Thinking (24:02) Do you sometimes hear a little voice in your head, an inner critic that keeps you from performing at your best? What if we told you there’s a way to change what that voice is telling you that will improve your performance in just about anything you try? It might come as a surprise, but research shows thinking positively is more than just a warm and fuzzy idea. And in this episode about positive thinking, we’re going to show you how thinking positively can change your thoughts, your reality and even your life! We’re going to mess with your mood to show you what really makes that glass seem half empty or half full; why people who stand tall, stand happy; and how to turn that frown upside down. So get ready to stop worrying and be happy, on Brain Games.

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The Secret Documentary-style film about manifesting and using the Law of Attraction to create whatever you want in your life. Helps you understand how important it is to consciously choose the thoughts you hold each day and to keep your thoughts and actions focused on what you really want to attract into your life. You are holding in your hand a great secret of the universe. It has been passed throughout the ages, traveling through centuries to reach you. This is the secret to everything -- joy, health, money, relationships, love, happiness, everything you have ever wanted. In this astonishing film are all the resources you will need to understand and live The Secret. A number of exceptional men and women discovered The Secret, and went on to become known as the greatest people who ever lived. Among them: Plato, Leonardo, Galileo, Napoleon, Hugo, Beethoven, Lincoln, Edison, Einstein, and Carnegie, to name but a few. Without exception, every human being has the ability to transform any weakness or challenge into strength, power, perfect peace, health and abundance. Now for the first time in history, all the pieces of The Secret come together in a revelation that is life transforming for all who experience it. This is The Secret to life. Now you will know The Secret, and it can change your life forever.