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Dr Chris Johnstone – Director

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Chris qualified, with distinction, as a medical doctor in 1986, after a first degree combining medicine and psychology. His interest in resilience began in the early 1980s with a research project for his first degree looking at self-help strategies to help us cope with pain.

Over the last thirty years Chris has taught self-help skills for resilience and wellbeing in a wide range of settings – as a GP, as an addictions specialist, working with carers, in cancer units and with organisations. He has pioneered the role of Positive Psychology education in healthcare, education and the workplace. Now living in the north of Scotland, Chris set up College of Wellbeing .com so that he can continue his training work from the comfort of his home.

Chris’s books include Find Your Power – a toolkit for resilience and positive change (Permanent Publications, 2nd Ed, 2010), and, co-authored with Joanna Macy, Active Hope – how to face the mess we’re in without going crazy (New World Library, 2012). He also co-presents The Happiness Training Plan Audiobook with Miriam Akhtar.

Lorenz Gramann – Videographer

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Lorenz is a film maker and psychotherapist living in Forres, Scotland. He did the filming for Personal Resilience in an Hour, and is working with Chris on developing other video-based courses. Lorenz recently co-produced a film about the Findhorn Foundation which can be seen at www.moviolaproductions.com

Carlotta Cataldi – graphic facilitator

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Carlotta is a freelance graphic facilitator and recorder based in Barcelona and active internationally. Both activities allow her to help organizations and groups of all sizes and sectors to work better together and reach a common understanding on complex matters. Her aim is to simplify the complex without reducing it. She likes to work in the field of sustainable development and collective leadership and collaborates with large corporations and small sized companies, NGOs and universities alike. She has a MSc in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability earned at the Blekinge Institute of Technology of Karlskrona, Sweden.

Miriam Akhtar – Positive Psychology Trainer

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Miriam holds the MSc in Applied Positive Psychology (MAPP) with Distinction from the University of East London, to where she now returns as an associate lecturer. UEL was the first UK university to partner with the MAPP established by Prof Martin Seligman at the University of Pennsylvania.  Miriam is also on the  faculty of the Executive Masters of Applied Positive Psychology (EMAPP) at the University of Lisbon, an associate lecturer at UWE and a visiting lecturer elsewhere. She is a highly engaging speaker and has delivered keynotes at conferences and festivals throughout Europe. Her latest book is – Positive Psychology for Overcoming Depression, Self-Help Strategies for Happiness, Inner Strength & Well-being.

Chris and Miriam work together in leading the online Positive Psychology Foundations Training, and co-produced the Happiness Training Plan audiobook.

Elisabeth Winkler – Social Media and Communications

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Elisabeth is a journalist, social media whizz and publicist working with a range of good causes and companies. She’s written for all the main UK newspapers, and served for seven years as editor of Living Earth, the magazine of the Soil Association. An early adopter of social media, she launched the Soil Association on Facebook  and Twitter in 2008. Her food blog Real Food Lover was shortlisted for the Guild of Food Writers 2009 New Media Awards. She has a website at winklermedia.co.uk

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Recommended courses

Seven Ways to Build Resilience – a video-based on-demand course featuring about two hours of video in short episodes that introduce core themes and practices from Chris Johnstone’s book Seven Ways to Build Resilience.

Coaching for Wellbeing with Motivational Interviewing – a series of six webinars accompanied by an online resource featuring additional audio and video examples of motivational interviewing in practice, and a discussion forum. The course is introduced by a series of free videos, plus a free webinar on May 20th. The course starts on June 3rd.

Resilience Practitioner Training online course starts Oct 27th 2020, though it is also possible to join a recorded version of the course at any time. It features eight live or recorded webinars and interactive online resource exploring practices, skills and insights that help us deal with, be strengthened by, and/or recover from difficult times. You can watch a recording of our free Resilience Training webinar introducing the course and a five-minute You-Tube video at this link,

The Happiness Training Plan – an hour-long downloadable audiobook available for £10

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Positive Psychology Foundations online course with Chris Johnstone and Miriam Akhtar starts Jan 27th 2021, featuring eight live webinars and interactive online resource exploring practices, sills and insights that help us cultivate wellbeing in ourselves and other people. It is also possible to join the recorded version of the course at any point this year.

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