Practical Tools for Every Day Joy, Building Confidence in Your 20’s and 30’s and Being “Un-You” with Dr. Samantha Boardman Sam received her medical degree from Cornell University Medical College, then went back to school to get her Masters in Applied Positive Psychology and has been practicing Positive Psychology, the study of the strengths that enable individuals and communities to thrive, ever since. Positive Prescription is about how psychology, science, art and culture collide, + Samantha talks on a range of subjects, from ways to improve your love life or get out of the friendzone, to dealing with party anxiety, to boosting your everyday mental wellbeing, and everything in between.   We Talk About: what is positive psychology - why it’s different from traditional psychiatry how to make the most of difficult situations she shares the story of how Irene totally transformed her jury duty experience the power that comes from really positive people how your attitude can completely shape your experience patterns of happy people what it means to be “un-you” how to tell the difference between self-care and using self-care as an excuse how to develop confidence as 20 something's how to make friends in your 20’s the importance of growth for happiness the power of loose connections and small talk for happiness   Connect with Doctor Samantha Boardman Her blog: Positive Prescription https://positiveprescription.com/ On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/positive_prescription/ For Full Show Notes Visit: http://init4thelongrun.com Join the Joy Squad: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thejoysquad/