Positive Psychology & Goal Setting - Through the Lens

Описание: Positive Psychology & Goal Setting — Wellness Tools, Reconsidered
Why do proven wellness tools sometimes feel exhausting — even when they work?
Positive Psychology & Goal Setting through insight that can reduce effort and enhance outcomes.

This episode is part of the Wellness Tools, Reconsidered series — a set of reflective conversations exploring why proven wellness tools can sometimes feel effortful, and how deeper insight can change the experience of using them.

In this conversation, we focus on Positive Psychology & Goal Setting, as widely trusted approaches that helps people regulate emotions, navigate stress, and function more effectively. These tools work. They’ve earned their place in modern wellness and mental health.

So why does using them sometimes feel like constant vigilance?

Rather than introducing new techniques, this episode explores a different question:
What changes when we understand where struggle originates — upstream of thoughts, behaviors, and symptoms?

In this episode, you’ll hear:
Why Positive Psychology & Goal Settings are effective and widely trusted.
A common experience people have even when the tools are helping
How upstream insight into belief and meaning formation can reduce effort
Why insight doesn’t replace tools — it changes the relationship to them
This conversation is not instructional or clinical. It’s an exploration meant to support the tools people already use by placing them in a wider context.

🔗 Read the companion article
👉 Positive Psychology & Goal Setting: How Understanding the Origin of Struggle Can Make Growth More Sustainable
https://markfirehammer.com/2026/02/po...

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👉 Wellness Tools, Reconsidered
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🔍 Learn more about the Lens
👉 https://markfirehammer.com/the-lens/

🧭 About this series
This video is based on articles written by Mark Firehammer, founder of the Creative Humanity Alliance, and on the book The Lens That Changes Everything.

The Creative Humanity Alliance is a nonprofit organization dedicated to restoring human connection and coherence through creativity, shared language, and understanding. This series reflects the Alliance’s commitment to supporting — not replacing — existing wellness tools, and to building bridges across disciplines.

💬 A note for viewers
If you already use Positive Psychology & Goal Setting, you don’t need to change what you do.
This episode is simply an invitation to see why it works the way it does — and why it may begin to feel lighter when its context comes into view.
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