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FLOURISHING LIFE SOCIETY

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

Complex Trauma. Psychology definition and discussion. Flourishing Life Society article link
Hedonic Treadmill. A Flourishing Life Society article link
Emotional Equilibrium. Flourishing Life Society article link
Dissociative Disorders. A Flourishing Life Society article link
Experiential Learning Theory. A Flourishing Life Society article link
Organic Mental Disorder. Flourishing Life Society article link banner
Still Face Experiment. Flourishing Life Society article link
Observing Ego. A Flourishing Life Society article link.
Cognitive Load 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
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Flourishing Life Society's Most Visited Articles:​

Role Theory. A Flourishing Life Society article link
Negativistic Personality Disorder. A Psychological Defintion. A Flourishing Life Society article link
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Continuity Theory of Aging. A Flourishing Life Society article link
Masochistic Personality Traits. A Flourishing Life Society psychology definition.
FLS Link. Entangled Relationships. The Limiting Burden of Co-dependency
Adaptive Survival Style. The Five Adaptive Styles to Developmental Trauma. Flourishing Life Society article link
Developmental Tasks. A Flourishing Life Society article link
Emotional Patterns. When Emotional Reactions Hurt. A Flourishing Life Society article link

Random Psychology Articles From the Archives

Maladaptive Behaviors. A Psychological Definition. A Flourishing Life Society article image link
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We live in a dynamic environment. When planning, we can't account for all possibilities. We must be flexible.
Sadist. A Personality Type. A Flourishing Life Society image article link
Opptimisitic mindsets can improve our emotions
Sunk Cost Fallacy. Psychological Definitions. A Flourishing Life Society article link
FLS Link: Dark Triad Personalities
Dependence gets a bad rap. Healthy connections are built with interdependence on each other; the security is founded in trust.
FLS link. Self-Sabotage: We hurt ourselves. We sabotage healthy endeavors to escape the discomfort of change, settling back into our self-made prisons of stagnation.

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