Positive Psychology Across the Lifespan

'What is this thing called growth and development? This book offers the best answers to date, based on a stunning integration of past and present realms of knowledge across disciplinary fields – not just subfields of psychology, but also literature, ancient mythology, and classic tales of human becoming. The book then moves to the realm of practice and application, seeking to distill how lives can be better lived. Guided by a profound humanism, it is hard to imagine a more valuable contribution than what these authors have assembled in this beautiful mosaic.'

Carol Ryff, Professor. University of Wisconsin-Madison

'This is a beautiful and timely book, one which not only embodies the spirit of the new waves of development in positive psychology, but truly helps it take wing and soar in new directions. Its focus on development throughout the lifespan is very welcome, with invaluable lessons and insights spanning all steps and stages in our great existential journey. Moreover, the book breaks free of the self-limiting boundaries within which positive psychology sometimes finds itself hemmed, drawing on deep wells of thought and scholarship across myriad fields and topics, and bringing these together into a unique and generative synthesis. These not only include developmental and lifespan psychology, as one might hope and expect, but realms such as existential philosophy and psychotherapy, myth and metaphor, language and literature, and religion and spirituality. The authors' collective wisdom and expertise truly shine through across the pages, which are imbued with a generous caring spirit of truly wanting people to flower and become their best selves, something which this book will surely help make possible.'

Tim Lomas Ph.D., Honorary Reader – University of East London.

'Positive and Existential Psychology complement each other. Finding the courage to say "yes" to this beautiful & painful life - that is the heart and soul of personal growth. This book will inspire you by providing theory, research, and practice within this positive-existential duo. Edited and co-authored by Piers Worth, one of the leading and courageous voices in positive psychology, this book invites you into your own Hero’s or Heroine’s Journey'

Itai Ivtzan Ph.D., Director, School of Positive Transformation, Boulder, Colorado.