Abstract How can we flourish in times of suffering? This is the key question raised by existential positive psychology (PP 2.0). The answer may surprise many people – self-transcendence (ST). The simplest way to define ST is that it is the pathway of personal...
Abstract The paradoxical truth is that vulnerability can save lives. For example, denying that one is vulnerable to the deadly coronavirus and refusing to be vaccinated has caused many unnecessary deaths. Vulnerability is an existential reality. It becomes our...
This is Paul T. P. Wong’s preconference workshop abstract for the upcoming 11th Biennial International Meaning Conference. The prolonged disruption of life caused by the pandemic and mandatory lockdowns has severely tested the human capacity to adapt. While some...
Overview* What is your purpose here on this Earth? It’s a big question that most of us don’t exactly know how to answer or where to begin. Some people wake up every morning and know exactly why they’ve been placed on this Earth. Others float through their life...
A tall and dignified woman walked into my office today. She was a recent retiree after a successful professional career. She was intelligent and articulate about her prolonged depression brought on by the death of her first son in his prime, and her present anxiety...
