Select Media and Press
2021
- New York Times. The Other Side of Languishing Is Flourishing. Here’s How to Get There
- Washington Post. Boosting Our Sense of Meaning in Life is an Often Overlooked Longevity Ingredient
- Forbes. The Business Case For Happiness: Evidence Happiness Is Good For Organizations, People, Communities
Select Media and Press 2014-2020
- The Atlantic (Magazine). Health Tip: Find Purpose in Life, Always Talk To Strangers, The Physiological Power of Altruism, Liking Your Neighbors Could Help Prevent You From Having a Stroke
- AARP. Optimism Is Linked With To A Reduced Risk of Stroke, Make Friends With the Neighbors to Give Your Cognitive Function a Boost, Social Engagement and Brain Health
- ABC News. Attitude Adjustment: Optimism Staves Off Stroke in Older Patients
- APA – Monitor on Psychology. Looking on the Bright Side Helps Older Adults Avoid Stroke
- BBC News. Optimistic Women ‘Cut Risk of Deadly Diseases’, Can Positive Thinking Lower Your Risk of Having A Stroke?, Why Being Kind to Others is Good For Your Health
- Boston Globe. Optimism Linked to Longer Lives
- CBS News (Television). How Optimism May Help You Live Longer,
- CNN. How to Become More Optimistic, Boost Your Mental and Physical Health During the Pandemic by Volunteering Virtually, Being Happier Will Help You Live Longer, So Learn How to Be Happier
- Forbes. Want Better Mental Health And Success At Work? Get A Goal, Optimism, The Key To Longevity?
- The Guardian. Is it Time for Doctors to Prescribe Volunteering, Is Pessimism Really Bad for You?, So Optimists Are Healthier. And More Deluded Perhaps?, Optimism vs. Pessimism in 2017, Optimism May Hold Secret to Longer Life, Study Suggests, Beyond Beliefs; Does Religious Faith Lead to a Happier, Healthier Life?
- Harvard (Health Outlets). Can Volunteering Lead to Better Health?, Sense of Purpose Helps Healthy Aging, Will a Purpose-Driven Life Help You Live Longer?, If You Are Happy and You Know It… You May Live Longer, The Many Ways Volunteering is Good for Your Heart, A Positive Mindset Can Help Your Heart
- Los Angeles Times. Optimists Might Be Less Likely To Suffer From Stroke, Study Suggests, Rx For Soaring Health Costs: Give More Americans a ‘Purpose in Life, Optimistic Women Are Less Likely to Die of Heart Disease or Cancer
- NBC Nightly News (Television) / NBC Today (Morning Show; Television). Optimistic Outlook on Life May Help You Live Longer
- NEJM. Benefits of Purpose in Life
- New York Times. Stay Optimistic, Live Longer?, Why Doing Good is Good for the Do-Gooder, Looking on the Bright Side May Be Good for Your Health, How to Reduce Your Risk of PTSD in a Post-Covid-19 World
- NIH. Optimism May Lower Stroke Risk
- NPR. Being Optimistic Could Translate To A Longer Life?, A Brighter Outlook Could Translate To A Longer Life
- Time Magazine. Can You Instill Mental Toughness?, Having Good Neighbors Could Reduce Heart Attacks in the Over-50’s, How Your Outlook Affects Your Lifespan, Good Deeds, Good Life, Good Health
- UK National Health Service. Optimism ‘Reduces Stroke Risk’
- US News. Purpose in Life’ a Boon to Your Health, Want Added Years? Try Volunteering
- Washington Post. An Optimistic Outlook – And An Optimistic Partner – May Help Your Health, Want to Stay Strong as You Age? Find a Purpose
- WebMD. Good Neighbors, Fewer Strokes, Being Optimistic May Reduce Risk of Stroke