Corey Keyes

Jun 4, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Corey Keyes

If you’re feeling demotivated and aimless, but you’re not depressed, you might be languishing. But what exactly is languishing, and what can you do about it? Claudia Hammond talks to the sociologist Dr Corey Keyes, who coined the term. He has some solutions that could help you move from languishing to flourishing, as well as poetic descriptions of how nature inspires his work and hopeful tales about the search for meaning in the modern world.

Apr 9, 2024 | newscientist.com | Grace Wade |Corey Keyes

Like many people, my mental health took an enormous hit during the covid-19 pandemic. I felt lonely and lost, unsure of the direction of my life. Mundane tasks like making my bed became overwhelming, and I was uninterested in activities that once brought me joy. I wasn’t sad, but I wasn’t happy either. I was just… existing. Actually, I may have been languishing, says Corey Keyes, a psychologist at Emory University in Georgia and advisor to the World Happiness Report.

Mar 19, 2024 | cbc.ca | Thea Guanzon |Robert Seethaler |Corey Keyes |Ingrid Robeyns

Check out some of the books discussed on national CBC Radio programs from March 11-March 18, 2024. Goddess Crown byShade LapiteGoddess Crown is a debut fantasy novel by Shade Lapite. (Walker Books US, Emily Ding)Heard on: The Next ChapterRaised outside the opulent Galla Kingdom when her parents are labeled enemies of the crown, 16 year-old Kalothia can fend for herself when it comes to hunting, fishing and the forest.

Mar 12, 2024 | vox.com | Allie Volpe |Corey Keyes

Are you flourishing? Not “just getting by” or “making it through,” but truly thriving? In the last two decades, the field of positive psychology has embraced the concept of flourishing, the pinnacle of well-being. Distinct from subjective happiness or physical health, flourishing is the aggregate of all life experiences when every aspect of your life is going well.

Feb 21, 2024 | time.com | Corey Keyes

IdeasFebruary 21, 2024 7:00 AM ESTKeyes is a sociologist and professor emeritus at Emory University whose research on mental health—including his pioneering work on the science of human flourishing—has had wide-reaching policy implications.