The 10th Biennial Meaning Conference and the Future of the INPM
President's Column for the Positive Living Newsletter (Sept. 2018). You can find the rest of the Newsletter here. The sights and sounds of the recent Meaning Conference in Vancouver, Canada remain very vivid in my mind. There are so manymeaningful memories of...
Meaning Therapy and the Toronto Van Attack
President's Column for the Positive Living Newsletter (May 2018). Read the rest of the newsletter here. On May 6, I did a one-hour interview at the Fairchild TV Studio in Richmond Hill, Ontario, for their program Leisure Talk (大城小聚), which features special guests...
Why the 2018 Meaning Conference is Worth Attending
President's Column for the Positive Living Newsletter (January 2018). Read the rest of the newsletter here. There are almost countless conferences each year—positive psychology conferences for positive psychologists, existential conferences for existential...
Why I Love Taiwan
President's Report for the Positive Living Newsletter (November 2017). Read the rest of the newsletter here. This is my fourth and the longest lecture tour in Taiwan. After four weeks of immersion in her culture and close interactions with her people, I have...
UK is Aflame with Meaning
President’s Report for the Positive Living Newsletter (July 2017). Read the rest of the newsletter here.After reeling from a string of terrorist attacks in London, the UK is ready for the bold vision of turning tragedy into triumph and frustration into strength...
Courage, Faith, Meaning, and Mature Happiness in Dangerous Times
President's Report for the Positive Living Newsletter (May 2017). Read the rest of the newsletter here.“The wound is the place where light enters you.” — Rumi The current tense political climate at home and abroad has the same feeling as the dreadful...
The Varieties of Self-Transcendence: The Good and the Bad
President’s Report for the Positive Living Newsletter (January 2017). Read the rest of the newsletter here. Recently, I have touted the benefits of self-transcendence (ST) in several publications (e.g., Wong, 2016a, b). Since all things exist...
Acceptance, Transcendence, and Yin-Yang Dialectics: The Three Basic Tenets of Second Wave Positive Psychology
President's Column for the Positive Living Newsletter (November 2016) Read the rest of the newsletter here. Since the INPM is home of second wave positive psychology (PP 2.0), this month I will continue to examine this topic so that our readers can have a...
Mapping the Contour of Second Wave Positive Psychology (PP 2.0)
President's Report for the Positive Living Newsletter (September 2016). Read the rest of the newsletter here. The 9th Biennial International Meaning Conference has come and gone, leaving behind many lasting memories and a rich reservoir of ideas for research and...
PP 2.0 Summit Explores the New Vistas of Second Wave Positive Psychology: How to Embrace the Dark Side to Make Life Better
President's Report for the Positive Living Newsletter (July 2016). Read the rest of the newsletter here. The much anticipated first Second Wave Positive Psychology (PP2.0) Summit is fast approaching; leaders in PP2.0 from around the world will...
A Perfect Storm is Coming to the Meaning Conference
President's Report for the Positive Living Newsletter (May 2016). Read the rest of the newsletter here. I am most pleased to report that things are going very well with our conference planning. First, we have gathered a very large group...
New Developments in Second Wave Positive Psychology
Since my last President’s report, many exciting things have happened, reflecting the growth and impact of INPM’s mission. The first is that, finally, INPM’s family of websites (www.meaning.ca, http://www.existentialpsychology.org, and www.inpm.org) will be...
Meaning Conference 2025 will be the INPM’s first in-person conference with a virtual option after the pandemic.