Flourishing: What is flourishing and how can it happen?
Channel: Gabriella Keane
Date: 10/11/2018

An overview of flourishing and the elements that cultivate flourishing, based on psychological theory and research. Find out how cultivating flourishing in your daily life can lead to optimal emotional, psychological and social well-being and functioning. 
See the corresponding book chapter for more information: https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Motivation_and_emotion/Book/2018/Flourishing

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