Upward spirals cause our health, our relationships, and our environment to flourish. Each of us has the power to incite a cascade of positive changes for ourselves and the living and nonliving beings around us. Marissa Carty is a senior undergraduate student at Boston University majoring in Psychology with a minor in Dance. She is a member of the Kilachand Honors College and passionate about positive psychology and human flourishing, specifically the roles that healthy
relationships, reflective practices, and culture play in well-being. She has worked as a Research Assistant at Boston Children's Hospital and the Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders. She is currently conducting her honors thesis on self-compassion journaling and loneliness in the Lab of Contemplative Studies with Dr. Brenda Phillips. She is also writing a poetry collection on the psychology of well-being as her keystone project through the Kilachand Honors College. In addition to research, Carty has worked with nonprofit organizations such as The Steppingstone Foundation, Social Health Labs, and Mental Health Collaborative, where she is the Founder and President of the Young Adult Advisory Board. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]
