How can mindfulness and the hero's journey help make us happier? A professor of Positive Psychology discusses proven strategies for happiness, thriving, and resilience to hardship with tips and exercises he teaches students at The University of New Mexico in one of the most popular courses offered at UNM.

Dr. Bruce Smith has researched, taught classes and written workbooks in Positive Psychology for more than two decades. In this episode, he walks us through some of the proven strategies for developing resilience to hard times and discusses how students were impacted by the pandemic. Learn more about him and his work in resilience, the hero's journey, and mindfulness interventions here. Learn more about his Positive Psychology workbook, "From Surviving to Thriving," here.

UNM will host the Western Positive Psychology Association's 8th annual conference March 22-24th. Learn more about the conference here.