# Peggy Kern

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Dr Peggy Kern: Living Well Despite The Struggles of Life | Episode 62

"The reality is we're living in complex times. There's a lot of challenges individually, but there's a lot of global challenges, and all of these have an impact on us." - Dr Peggy Kern Struggling is a part of life, but it shouldn't have the power to stop you from living well. In this heartfelt epi…

What's the secret to being happy?

John Stanley was joined by Associate Professor Peggy Kern, from the University of Melbourne’s Centre for Wellbeing Science, to discuss how to increase your happiness and if that big purchase will actually improve your life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An Expert’s Revelation: The Unexpected Link Between Homeownership and Happiness

How closely are our homes tied to our overall sense of wellbeing? Is it true that homeowners experience greater happiness compared to renters? We're about to uncover the truth behind this common assumption. While owning a home can offer stability and a sense of control over our living environment,…

#18: Dr Peggy Kern, experiencing the complexity of wellbeing

Dr Peggy Kern is a Professor at the Centre for Wellbeing Science at Melbourne University, with a BA in Psychology, and a Masters and PhD in social/personality psychology. If you were to start reading some academic papers or recent texts on wellbeing science or positive psychology, you would quickly…

Opponents of educational choice target charter schools

Opponents of educational choice target charter schools By Pam Benigno One of the most, if not the most, reprehensible anti-charter bills ever introduced in Colorado, House Bill 24-1363, was soundly killed in the House Education Committee. Five Democrats and all three Republicans voted against the b…

S2 E5 Chartering the Frontier

Charter school laws didn’t appear everywhere at once. In this episode, hosts Vashaunta Harris and Jim Goenner highlight two bold frontier stories—California and Colorado—where courageous leaders and cross-aisle coalitions helped chartering carve new paths. From California’s SB 1448 negotiated in a…

#36: The Dual Continuum Model — Ill-being and Well-being Can Coexist with Peggy Kern

In this rich and layered conversation, Professor Peggy Kern joins Frank Lawton to explore what wellbeing really means — beyond fleeting happiness or individualistic self-help ideals. Drawing from her deep background in positive psychology, health psychology, and systems science, Kern presents a nua…

48. Peggy Kern: Toward a Better Measurement of a Good Life

What changes when wellbeing is treated as a dynamic system rather than a personal checklist? How can we measure flourishing without flattening out how a human life actually works? My guest in this episode, Dr. Peggy Kern, is a professor at the Centre for Wellbeing Science at the University of Melbo…