Maria Sirois

Presenter

Maria Sirois, Psy.D. is a positive psychologist, international consultant, and author who teaches in the intersections of resilience and flourishing. Known for her wisdom, authenticity, and humor, Maria offers a compelling blend of data, story, and practice to enable each of us to elevate our lives and our work, while bringing our better selves to the larger world. She offers a wealth of perspective from decades of work in the fields of mind-body medicine, resilience, leadership, and positive psychology. Her work takes her to the bedsides of the dying and the boardrooms of leading organizations, and she is a long-standing presenter at Kripalu. She is the author of three books: The Generous Exchange: How Attention to Beauty, Goodness, and Excellence Restores Us and Our World, A Short Course in Happiness After Loss (and Other Dark, Difficult Times), and Every Day Counts.

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Resources

  • Healing from Violence

    What can we do to heal our fear and worry when acts of terror are possible anywhere? Positive psychologist Maria Sirois explores this all-important question.

  • Small Things About Mothering

    Between “What’s for dinner?” and “What have I failed to teach them?,” can we hold onto a sense of the privilege bestowed to us in caring for the well-being of…

  • Grief, Darkness, Light

    In a time when the markers of our days have been upended and tossed aside, we must feel what we feel, giving ourselves permission to be present to what is lost.

  • On Impermanence, Loss, and Rebuilding

    To be in life is to be thrown. To be thrown requires of us a falling, and then a recognizing of the consequences of that fall, and then the choice to rise…

  • The Power of Breath to Ease Suffering

    With the recent deaths of Kate Spade and Anthony Bourdain, we are thrown into a reality of suffering that few of us comprehend. What to consider, then, when…

  • Becoming True

    Wisdom from Kripalu presenter and positive psychologist Maria Sirois on crafting a life: We can choose to be in life as if it is ours to shape, a work of our…

  • The Possibility of And

    Suffering does not negate what is good and rich in our world; what is good and rich in our world exists bounded by our suffering.

  • Developing Resiliency From Within

    We often get caught up in thinking about what’s not working or what needs improving in our lives, especially when we face difficulties. This piece invites us...

  • Five Tips for Embracing Midlife

    Positive psychology, mind-body medicine, yoga, and the spiritual disciplines offer wisdom that can sustain our unique over-40 needs, says positive psychologist…


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