Well-Being Workshop

ABSTRACT

This workshop introduces students to a web of related concepts: happiness, well-being, and thriving. It makes the case that these are important and relevant to the college experience in general and academic success specifically. It presents an acronym —PERMA—that acts as a simple framework for thinking about well-being.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Define thriving
• Identify the differences between happiness and well-being
• List the component parts of PERMA