Grow Your Resilience and an Optimistic Mindset

Live Virtual Workshop with Dr. Karen Reivich

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Live Zoom workshop

date

January 26, 2027

time

6:30 – 8 p.m. ET

pricing

Early bird pricing

Limited seats

Limited seats

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Build resilience. Cultivate optimism. Thrive through challenges.

Do you want to strengthen your ability to face challenges head-on? Do you sometimes get stuck in a loop of unproductive thoughts? Are you looking for ways to feel more energized? Are you interested in learning how to cultivate a mindset of optimism?

Join us for a live virtual workshop designed to help you build your resilience and:

  • Thrive in challenging environments
  • Navigate adversity, change, and uncertainty
  • Maintain your energy, confidence, and focus
  • Attain your goals

In this interactive and experiential workshop with renowned resilience instructor, Dr. Karen Reivich, you will:

  • Learn and practice six strategies of an optimistic mindset to improve energy, focus, and relationships
  • Discuss how to bring these strategies into your life to navigate challenges
  • Learn the science and benefits of optimism for mental health, physical health, relationships, and performance
  • Review the building blocks of resilience
  • Have opportunities to ask questions and talk with Dr. Karen Reivich
  • Participate in a small-group breakout discussion on optimism strategies

Workshop takeaways

These tools are widely used by leaders in education, business, healthcare, the military, and sports to maintain peak performance, achieve their goals, and be at their best in their professional and personal lives.

  • Practical skills and strategies you can apply immediately to manage stress, thrive in challenging environments, and achieve your goals
  • Participant Guide with exercises to practice and apply the skills during and after the workshop
  • PowerPoint presentation delivered by the Penn instructor during the workshop, including actionable strategies and tips
  • Resource list for continued learning (e.g., articles, books, and podcasts)
  • Accredible Digital Credential for participants who attend the entire workshop and complete a brief survey at the end of the workshop

About the instructor

Dr. Karen Reivich

Dr. Karen Reivich
Director of Resilience Training, Positive Psychology Center, University of Pennsylvania

This workshop is delivered by Dr. Karen Reivich, the creator of the Penn Resilience Program and co-author of The Resilience Factor. Dr. Reivich has taught resilience workshops for over 30 years to diverse audiences including educators, leaders, healthcare professionals, the military, sports, and more. She is a senior member of the Penn Positive Psychology Center team, which is widely recognized as a leader in state-of-the-art, evidence-based resilience programs that have been attended by millions around the world since the 1990s, under the leadership of Dr. Martin Seligman. The Positive Psychology Center is the birthplace of positive psychology.

Seats are limited for this interactive, practical workshop experience. Recordings will not be available for this workshop, but participants will receive the instructor’s PowerPoint presentation.

For questions about the workshop, please email sas-resilience@sas.upenn.edu.