HI, I'M DR. PEGGY!
grateful to be a...
POSITIVE MENTAL HEALTH TAKES WORK
happiness is so much more than a choice.
PRIORITIZE, PLAN, and PRACTICE to PROSPER.
As a human, I live it. As a psychologist, I research it. As an author, I write about it. As a speaker, I teach about it. As a therapist, I support others through it.
I LIVE MY LIFE WITH
JOY, PEACE, LOVE, AND GRATITUDE
but that's not because my life is perfect.
When I was 26 years old, my fiancé died from cancer. Six short weeks after that, my father unexpectedly died after suffering a sudden heart attack on a chairlift while skiing in Vermont.
When my fiancé died, I felt like my future died with him. When my father died, I felt like part of my childhood had died. I felt lost. I was grief-stricken and heartbroken.
I intuitively knew that in order to heal, I needed to feel and process my profound grief. And when I started to rebuild my life, I also knew how to FEEL good.
We cannot heal what we don't feel.
These methods aren't fancy - They're things I discovered in childhood that made me feel good. Now, as a psychologist, I understand that they are researched-backed, brain-based methods of positive psychology.
i simply kept doing the same health-promoting activities that i'd been doing since childhood.
I followed a path that has now become the framework of my professional work.
I prioritized my mental health, planned activities that made me feel good, practiced them on a regular basis and prospered after loss.
These are all activities that work when we have little time, energy, or money - because that's when we need them the most!
i transformed grief to gratitude.
now i help people heal and grow through adversity and live fulfilling lives with joy, purpose, love, gratitude, and meaning.
I've learned there's no such thing as a "negative" emotion. All of our emotions are valid and they teach us. We learn and grow from them.
When we label them as negative, it makes us not want to feel them. Then, we become numb and shut off from emotional pain - unwittingly shutting ourselves off to the fullness of JOY!
The problem is, many people are afraid they're going to "get stuck" in their pain - which is why it's so important to have the tools you need to trust you won't find yourself in that space when engaging in the crucial task of allowing yourself to feel pain.
i learned...
with these lessons, i rebuilt my life.
i figured it out for myself, so i started a movement for others.
Now, I help individuals and groups all over the world experience more joy and FEEL good - regardless of what is going on in their lives and the world.
I use my life experiences, training, and knowledge as a psychologist to help people feel and process their pain while learning and practicing the tools for FEELING GOOD.
Life isn't easy. It's my mission to support people with FEELING GOOD - especially through difficult times.
FEELING GOOD is about learning that you must feel and process emotional pain in order to heal, learning the tools to move forward, and FEEL GOOD about a life of love, gratitude, peace, and joy.
Bring this message to your organization!
BOOK ONE OF DR. PEGGY'S KEYNOTES TO SUPPORT YOUR MEMBERS AND CREATE A CULTURE OF JOY AND RESILIENCE.