by Mark Dungan | May 19, 2017 | Character Development, Christian Living, Counselors |
According to David Brooks, author of The Road to Character, “we live in a society that encourages us to think about how to have a great career but leaves many of us inarticulate about how to cultivate the inner life.” He writes that, without a strategy for building...
by Mark Dungan | May 12, 2017 | Character Development, Christian Living |
A BIG THANKS! to Dr. Kelly Haer and her Psych Testing class at Pepperdine University. Thirty-one students participated in our Character Strengths Program. Each student completed a self-evaluation of their character strengths and invited five friends and family members...
by Mark Dungan | May 5, 2017 | Character Development, Christian Living |
The Beatitudes, recorded in Chapter 5 of the Gospel of Matthew, are Jesus’ instructions for human thriving. They align quite nicely with the twenty-four character “strengths” foundational to the field of positive psychology. As a psychologist, Dr....
by Mark Dungan | Apr 29, 2017 | Character Development, Christian Living, Uncategorized |
Self-control is the topic of the feature article of the May 2017 edition of Christianity Today (CT). Bradley Wright, the article’s author, points out that self-control is key to Christian living. Self-control is also one of twenty-four character...
by Mark Dungan | Apr 22, 2017 | Character Development |
When helping clients work on their character strengths, Dr. Matheson often suggests starting with “bravery”. He finds most people don’t think of themselves as particularly brave or courageous. Dr. Matheson’s experience is consistent with...
