Life Melodye Teske-Tzouriadou
Developmental Psychologist & Psychologist
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About me
A child of the late 80s, I was born into a multicultural family. Due to this, from the outset of my life, I was granted the privilege of travel and language exposure. Growing up between the United States and Europe, over the years, I met many people wishing to share their many stories.
Although the stories I heard, and the people that told them, were vastly different, I found that the purpose was two-fold and universal. In communicating life episodes with another, we yearn to find an understanding listener, but also to gain understanding as a listener. Having made this observation early on, by the age of twelve, I had become captivated by the mysteries of the human psyche and its development throughout life. I wanted to explore what unseen forces shaped our characters, what teachings informed our attitudes, and what hopes, fears, desires, and needs fueled our collective existence.
Once in high school, I began to discover, and later seek out, beneficial combinations between what others may have seen as unrelated. My university studies followed a similar course as a joint attraction to social science and pedagogical philosophies emerged, eventually leading me to the fields of Psychology and Education. Since, my fascination has only intensified with the completion of each educational level and career choice made to date.
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Positive - Proactive - Psychoeducational
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Half full or half empty? This binary question has often been used in popular culture to gauge one's perspective on life. Depending on the response given, the individual is viewed as an optimist or a pessimist. Though oversimplified, by for example ignoring factors such as a person need for water, this perspective "litmus test" does align with research findings. Our perspective on any given topic does change the way we experience life.
Our brains tend to focus on what we perceive as missing, rather than what is there. Due to this neurological reality, it is not always easy to appraise a glass as half full when our gaze tends to be aimed towards the invisible void above the liquid. Yet, upon further thought, we realize that as a glass is a container, one of its physical properties is that it is refillable. Furthermore, with a quick reminder of the 3 states of matter - gas liquid solid - we can also realize that our glass is actually always full; be it with a life-giving beverage or the air that always surrounds and sustains us.
Similarly, when we look at our lives, thinking more spherically can help us see all the things that are actually blessings in disguise or, blessings in broad daylight. It is this shift of therapeutic focus, from "have nots" to "haves" that is the basic premise of positive psychology. According the man credited as the principal founder of this approach, Dr. Martin Seligman points to this emergent field of science as one concerned with understanding and building the factors that allow individuals, communities, and societies to flourish. By practicing gratitude, confirming the existence of hope, and reframing our stories, we can embark on a journey towards joy and contentment. Let us draw from what we are doing right and transfer those personal strengths and effective strategies to resolving life's challenges!
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