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Chris Weinkauff Duranso

Nov 8, 20212 min read

New life, new energy, new hope!

I'm back! It has been longer than I anticipated since my last post, but I am so excited to share with you what has been happening in my...

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Theme for 2021: Transitions. This Blog Is Also Transitioning!

Chris Weinkauff Duranso

May 17, 20212 min read

Theme for 2021: Transitions. This Blog Is Also Transitioning!

This week, the CDC in the United States issued new guidelines that inform how vaccinated or unvaccinated individuals should behave around...

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This Week I Am Sharing a Great Resource!

Chris Weinkauff Duranso

May 11, 20212 min read

This Week I Am Sharing a Great Resource!

This week has been a very busy week with me already, as I am closing out the semester with the courses I have been teaching this past...

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The Passing of Ed Diener, PhD, Expert on Well-Being, And Lessons From His Research

Chris Weinkauff Duranso

May 4, 20213 min read

The Passing of Ed Diener, PhD, Expert on Well-Being, And Lessons From His Research

This past week, we lost yet another wonderful human being. The last year has been marked by so much loss, the cumulative grief can be...

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Shake It Up: Start Over (What is Your New Normal Going to Be?)

Chris Weinkauff Duranso

Apr 26, 20213 min read

Shake It Up: Start Over (What is Your New Normal Going to Be?)

I have spent a lot of time lately, thinking/dreaming/anticipating what life will be like 'after the pandemic is over'. Have you? First...

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Moving from Isolation to Over-Stimulation? A Strategy to Plan a Healthy Return to Social Engagement!

Chris Weinkauff Duranso

Apr 19, 20214 min read

Moving from Isolation to Over-Stimulation? A Strategy to Plan a Healthy Return to Social Engagement!

After taking last week off to get my 2nd Moderna vaccine, and to recover for a day or two after, I am back and ready to talk about the...

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Chris Weinkauff Duranso

Apr 9, 20211 min read

Getting my second jab and taking a nap!

Hello everyone, and I hope you are doing well! I am going today (Monday, April 12, 2021) to get my second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine,...

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Feeling tired of being told what to/not to do? Here's how to manage that pent up 'rebellion'!

Chris Weinkauff Duranso

Apr 5, 20215 min read

Feeling tired of being told what to/not to do? Here's how to manage that pent up 'rebellion'!

It has been over a year now, since the entire world was struck with the pandemic. Over a year of being told by scientists (of whom I have...

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Using Your Sense of Smell to Combat Stress and Improve Your Mood

Chris Weinkauff Duranso

Mar 29, 20213 min read

Using Your Sense of Smell to Combat Stress and Improve Your Mood

This week I invite you to focus on your sense of smell, accessing pleasant memories and fragrances that can strengthen your resilience! ...

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Adaptive Coping Strategies Week 4: What Social Resources Can I Draw On?

Chris Weinkauff Duranso

Mar 22, 20215 min read

Adaptive Coping Strategies Week 4: What Social Resources Can I Draw On?

This week we will complete our 4-week journey through some empirically supported strategies for healthy coping during stressful times. I...

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Adaptive Coping Strategies Week 3: What Options Do I Have Available?

Chris Weinkauff Duranso

Mar 14, 20217 min read

Adaptive Coping Strategies Week 3: What Options Do I Have Available?

Welcome to Week 3 of our month long journey toward greater resilience! In the first two weeks, we tackled using our intra-personal skills...

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Adaptive Coping Strategies Week 2: What Actions Can I Take?

Chris Weinkauff Duranso

Mar 8, 20215 min read

Adaptive Coping Strategies Week 2: What Actions Can I Take?

Welcome to Week 2 of our month long journey toward greater resilience. Last week I wrote about the benefit of self-comforting, and how to...

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Adaptive Coping Strategies Week 1: How Can I Comfort Myself?

Chris Weinkauff Duranso

Mar 1, 20215 min read

Adaptive Coping Strategies Week 1: How Can I Comfort Myself?

Welcome to Week #1 of the 4 week series on Adaptive Coping Strategies: Using Positive Psychology Research to Strengthen Our Resilience!...

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Adaptive Coping Strategies Series: A Month Long Journey Toward Greater Resilience

Chris Weinkauff Duranso

Feb 23, 20213 min read

Adaptive Coping Strategies Series: A Month Long Journey Toward Greater Resilience

I hope this post finds you well. I am excited to share with you my plan for the next 4 weeks on this blog. I will be using the wheel...

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Exploring, Preparing, Pursuing Purpose: All May Shift During Pandemic

Chris Weinkauff Duranso

Feb 15, 20214 min read

Exploring, Preparing, Pursuing Purpose: All May Shift During Pandemic

I have previously written about the incredible psychological benefits of purpose: We know from research that individuals that report...

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Random Acts of Kindness: Soup for the Soul

Chris Weinkauff Duranso

Feb 8, 20213 min read

Random Acts of Kindness: Soup for the Soul

Let's start the week off with a blog about kindness. 2020 was a rough year, and 2021 so far has not magically changed that, but we do...

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Be Mad! Be Afraid! Be Happy! Be Hopeful! Be Cranky! Just...BE YOU.

Chris Weinkauff Duranso

Feb 1, 20215 min read

Be Mad! Be Afraid! Be Happy! Be Hopeful! Be Cranky! Just...BE YOU.

Here we are, a year since the first COVID-19 case hit the United States, more than a year since we first heard of this deadly virus...

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Meditation and Well-Being: Taking Time to Meditate on Nothing Helps Us Deal With Everything

Chris Weinkauff Duranso

Jan 25, 20214 min read

Meditation and Well-Being: Taking Time to Meditate on Nothing Helps Us Deal With Everything

The world is beginning to settle down a little bit, and the American newscasters are delighting in the dullness of everyday political...

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Windy pursuits are good for us! Who knew!

Chris Weinkauff Duranso

Jan 18, 20213 min read

Windy pursuits are good for us! Who knew!

As an outdoor enthusiast, I must say I have always felt that wind was my least favorite natural element. Snow, rain, sunshine, fog, love...

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Expecting Excellence In a Pandemic? It Is Okay to Practice the "Good Enough" Model Right Now....

Chris Weinkauff Duranso

Jan 11, 20216 min read

Expecting Excellence In a Pandemic? It Is Okay to Practice the "Good Enough" Model Right Now....

Here we are in 2021 and things have not gotten drastically better than they were in 2020. I know for many, there was this hope that 2021...

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Chris Weinkauff Duranso, Ph.D.

Positive Psychologist

PhD in Positive Developmental Psychology (Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, CA)

Lecturer

University of Rhode Island

Department of Human Development & Family Sciences, and Psychology

Author, Public Speaker