by conversationsoncareers_ufelsl | Feb 9, 2021 | Episodes
Back in 2019, I had the opportunity to attend a two-day Search Inside Yourself training lead by Tony Back and Larissa Benson sponsored by the UW Resilience Lab. It was an amazing opportunity to learn about, and have the lived experience of brining mindfulness...
by Gregory Heller | Jan 19, 2020 | Episodes
Ryan Fehr’s work focuses on building more positive organizations – organizations that leverage things like gratitude, compassion, and forgiveness to make work more fulfilling and enjoyable. In this conversation we talk about his research into gratitude,...
by Gregory Heller | Jan 5, 2020 | Episodes
On this episode I speak with Prof. Andy Hafenbrack about his research on mindfulness and his own experience with mindfulness practice. We also talk about stress, rumination, self-compassion and other related topics. Andy’s research has found that contrary to...
by Gregory Heller | Sep 16, 2019 | Episodes
You can learn more about the Foster Technology Club at http://uwfostermbaa.com Shobhit mentioned the blog https://stratechery.com/, the A16Z Newsletter https://a16z.com/tag/newsletters/ and the podcast Planet Money. I plugged the Indicator Podcast by Planet...
by Gregory Heller | Jun 7, 2019 | Episodes
Tashiya Gunesekera, Foster MBA 2019, talks about her internship and job search and switching into a career in Finance at Adobe from a “non-traditional” background that involved the Peace Corps and public sector consulting. Among other things, we mention...
by Gregory Heller | Feb 25, 2019 | Episodes
On this episode I speak with Dr. Tabitha Kirkland, a lecturer in psychology at the University of Washington where she teaches a course called Happiness. We discuss happiness and a variety of practices that help increase one’s happiness including...
by Gregory Heller | Nov 19, 2018 | Episodes
This episode features Dr. Jane Compson, a Associate Professor in Comparative Religion; Environmental Ethics; Philosophy, Religion and the Environment; Biomedical Ethics and Introduction to Ethics at UW Tacoma. Jane and I discuss mindfulness and...
by Gregory Heller | Nov 9, 2018 | Episodes
Dr. Polo DeCano is a Lecturer at the UW School Psychology and College of Education. He is affiliated with the Center for Leadership in Athletics, and a member of the Resilience Lab Curriculum Development Group. Polo and I talk about developing a meaningful gratitude...
