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Exploring the Psychology of Wellness
Written by Humans for Humans
By: T. Franklin Murphy | Established December 2010 (updated November 11, 2022)

The topic of flourishing has bounced around philosophical, medical, and religious circles for millenniums. And here we are in 2022 still struggling with our existence. Perhaps, flourishing will never be universally resolved, but we can, however, flourish in our individual journeys.

I have spent the last fifteen years researching the psychology of wellness, delving into the specifics of human flourishing. Each new finding may resolve one question, but open up new avenues for study. Along the way, through the countless articles and books, and thousand of hours of thought and research, I quietly found my peace, embracing the complexity.

May the Flourishing Life Society's large and growing database of psychology and wellness articles (over 600 articles) assist in better understanding human behavior, contributing to a more effective practice, or in your personal research of the vast universe of the human experience.

"No society can surely be flourishing and happy, of which the far greater part of the members are poor and miserable." ~Adam Smith

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Discomfort Without Blame. A Flourishing Life Society article image link.

Truth is elusive. What is proven today may be challenged tomorrow. We need a different approach that allows for confidence in action without a closed mind to possible alternatives.

Depressive Personality Disorder. A Psychology Definition. A Flourishing Life Society article link.

Link: We all feel pain. Whether physical injury or emotional stress, the pain hurts. It's all in your head advice serves no purpose when we are hurting. Mindfulness helps.

Pleasure Principle. An article on Sigmund Freud's pleasure principle

Link: The Need to Please. The choice between self and others is the basic human dilemma. There is no final answer, finding balance requires constant appraisal and adjustments.

Strange Situation. Attachment Theory. A Flourishing Life Society article link

"It is precisely because neither individuals nor small groups can be fully self-sufficient that cooperation is necessary to human survival and flourishing."
Tom G. Palmer