- April 14, 2022
EPISODE #
#33 Dr. Louise Lambert on applying positive psychology
About this episode
Dr. Louise Lambert (PhD) is a psychologist, researcher and professor. She specializes in positive psychology and she joins us to talk about the importance positive psychology and how it differs from the traditional practice of psychology.
We focus our conversation on identifying strategies to implement positive psychology within our lives and at the workplace. We touch on burnout particularly in high stress environments like startups and high growth businesses and what we can do to support people in such environments. We discuss the pursuit of happiness and why we need some “hits of joy” along with the pursuit of deeper meaning and goals.
Dr. Lambert has been researching the impact of school systems on the wellbeing of children and shares with us the results of her research that will be published soon. A podcast scoop!
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Dr. Louise Lambert
Dr. Louise Lambert, PhD, is a Registered Psychologist (College of Alberta Psychologists, Canada), Clinical Supervisor, Researcher and Professor with almost 20 years of experience in counselling, mental health, higher education and research, and primary healthcare.
She has lived in the UAE for 10 years doing organizational and educational consulting, as well as teaching and research in happiness and wellbeing, particularly in young people. She has many peer-reviewed empirical publications on the topic, including studies done here in the region and in Canada.
Her expertise is in positive psychology and the empirical strategies used to attain greater subjective wellbeing. She is currently the Head of Happiness Programming and Policy Design with HappinessMatters.org.
Her work includes the positive education programs at Dubai College and Kuwait’s Al Nowair Foundation, which specifically addressed wellbeing skills for young people, including teacher training in their delivery. Her previous clients include Masdar, KAUST (KSA), Teacherly (UK), and BSME (British Schools Middle East). Dr. Lambert is the founder and Editor of the Middle East Journal of Positive Psychology, a journal dedicated to regional happiness and wellbeing.