Positivity Matters

Conversations with scholars, organization leaders, and community builders focused on wellbeing, positive psychology, mental health, and human flourishing.

Positivity Matters is a science podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 53 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts Positivity Matters, a science show with 53 episodes published.

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  Episode #12

  Millie Heckler: On Exploring This Wild Playground Called Earth

  Sep 18, 202635 minS3

  Millie Heckler (https://millieheckler.com): Dancer | Choreographer | Singer-Songwriter | Movement Guide Millie's mission, in her words, is to dance as much as she can and to create spaces where people can dance. She teaches hip-hop dance at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and is the founder of puSHErbody, a dance company and community initiative. Drawing on years of street dance, including dancing professionally with pioneer Rennie Harris, and her training at the Xuan Gong Fu Academy of Internal Martial Arts in Berlin, she talks about song — finding endless movement inside a structure — the dance battle as a way of pushing each other toward the best versions of ourselves, and the paradoxical truth that in order to find freedom, you need discipline. Millie's top VIA Strengths (free insight: https://www.viacharacter.org/character-strengths): Spirituality • Gratitude • Honesty • Curiosity • Social Intelligence Follow Millie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/millieheckler/ Recorded: Friday, September 18th, 2026

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  Episode #11

  Darci Gamerl: Radiant Kindness through Music and Mentoring

  Aug 22, 202640 minS3

  Darci Gamerl : Oboist | English Hornist | Composer | Arts Leader Darci is one half of Bel Canto Duo Darci’s top VIA Strengths ( free insight ): Honesty • Spirituality • Judgement • Curiosity • Perspective Recorded on August 13th, 2026 " Taking Flight: The Eighth Wonder of the World " with the Bel Canto Duo • Saturday, August 29, 2026 • 2-4pm • Sheldon Museum of Art

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  Episode #7

  President Jeffrey Gold: Walking Alongside Others as they Build Pathways to Meaningful Goals

  Jul 6, 202628 minS3

  President Jeffrey Gold: Walking Alongside Others as they Build Pathways to Meaningful Goals Dr. Jeffrey Gold is the ninth president of the University of Nebraska System. Dr. Gold serves on the Clinician Well-Being Collaborative of the National Academy of Medicine with the former Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek Murthy. President Gold's Top 10 CliftonStrengths: Achiever Learner Ideation Individualization Responsibility Connectedness Arranger Belief Strategic Developer Recorded: June 23rd, 2026

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  Episode #7

  President Jeffrey Gold: Making Dreams Come True

  Jun 24, 202628 minS6

  President Jeffrey Gold: Making Dreams Come True Ask Dr. Jeffrey Gold what the job of a university leader is, and the answer is refreshingly direct: to make people's dreams come true. Recorded June 23, 2026, this episode welcomes Dr. Jeffrey Gold — cardiothoracic surgeon, first-generation college graduate, and the ninth president of the University of Nebraska System — for a warm and wide-ranging conversation about service, strengths, and the people who shape a life. Gold speaks of an appreciation and awe for the medical field that he has carried since he was a young person, and of a lasting joy in mentoring young people as they find their way. He is, in the truest sense, the kind of leader Robert K. Greenleaf had in mind in describing the servant leader — one who serves first, and whose success is measured by whether those they serve grow healthier, wiser, freer, and more likely themselves to serve. It is a conversation about what leadership is really for: not command but inspiration, and not personal achievement but bringing out the best in other people — a spirit that sits close to the heart of everything Positivity Matters is about. President Gold's Top 10 CliftonStrengths: Achiever Learner Ideation Individualization Responsibility Connectedness Arranger Belief Strategic Developer Listen in, and be reminded of how much good a life of service can set in motion.

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  Episode #6

  Annick Janson: Now (Strengths) & Next (Practical Hope)

  Jun 24, 20261h 6mS3

  Annick Janson: Now (Strengths) & Next (Practical Hope) Recorded June 22, 2026, this conversation features Dr. Annick Janson — positive psychologist, social science researcher , and co-founder of the Fast Track Inclusion Trust . Drawing on her work with families of differently-abled children through programs like Pictability and Now & Next , Annick shares how parents move from feeling overwhelmed to having agency, right here and right now, with what they already have. Her VIA signature strengths come through in every minute: Perseverance (Grit) , Love of Learning , Hope , Zest , and Leadership — the same strengths she helps others discover and put to work toward the goals that matter most to them.

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