On the nights I am lucky enough to put my son to bed, I have learned to treasure a ritual that we established over a year ago, during my first semester as a student in Penn’s MAPP (Master of Applied Positive Psychology) program. Always looking for the “A” in MAPP, I was almost single mindedly […]

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.
Not everything works in every environment. This we know. All of us have committed a faux pas at one time or another: told the wrong joke in the wrong place, congratulated someone on a promotion they didn’t actually get, shared with a friend how much we loved […]

Jen Hausmann, MAPP, currently works as a project and communications manager for David’s Bridal, a nationwide retail chain of bridal and special occasion apparel located outside of Philadelphia, PA. She is in the process of creating a new role at her company concentrating on associate development using a strengths-based approach. Introducing practical applications of Positive Psychology into a corporate retail environment […]