Making Positive Psychology Work Podcast

Today we’re talking to Dr. Acacia Parks, who is the chief scientist at Happify, an online platform that turns the science of happiness into activities and games to create lasting changes and whose research focuses on self help methods for increasing happiness via books and digital technology with an emphasis on objective, observable outcomes such as physical health indicators. Acacia regularly publishes articles in scientific journals, has edited three books, and is also the associate editor at The Journal of Positive Psychology. In this episode, we explore how positive psychology and wellbeing interventions can be delivered in workplaces through technology platforms like Happify to create behavior changes that stick. Connect with Acacia: Website: happify.com You’ll Learn: [02:05] - Acacia explains how positive psychology interventions can be delivered through technology platforms to create behavior change that sticks [03:19] - Acacia outlines how the Happify technology platform works [04:40] - Acacia shares