About this episode

Diane Dreher discusses her journey to finding her voice and insights from her books on inner peace and positive psychology.

Diane Dreher, PhD, joins us to explore her eight nonfiction books, including the best-seller *The Tao of Inner Peace* and her latest, *Pathways to Inner Peace*. She shares the pivotal moment when she followed her inner voice, stopped her car, and sought a job at a local newspaper, despite her parents’ wishes against her attending UCLA. Diane reflects on her connections to *Little Women* and Eleanor Roosevelt, and discusses her married life with a neuroscientist. As an award-winning professor and positive psychology researcher, her work on hope has gained international acclaim. Her writings, workshops, and webinars combine timeless wisdom with modern psychological strategies, empowering us to face life’s challenges with courage and creativity. With a Ph.D. in Renaissance English literature from UCLA and a master’s in counseling, Diane's books have been translated into ten languages and her work has been featured in USA Today, Entrepreneur, Redbook, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Science of Mind, radio and TV talk shows, podcasts, Diane is a Professional Certified Coach and currently serves as professor emeritus and associate director at the Applied Spirituality Institute at Santa Clara…

People in this episode

Guest: Diane Dreher

Topics covered

• finding your voice
• inner peace
• positive psychology
• personal growth
• self-discovery

Keywords

• Diane Dreher
• inner peace
• positive psychology
• self-discovery
• hope
• personal growth
• The Tao of Inner Peace
• Pathways to Inner Peace

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Applied Spirituality Institute, USA Today, Entrepreneur, Redbook, Glamour, Cosmopolitan, Science of Mind

Books & works: The Tao of Inner Peace, Pathways to Inner Peace, Little Women

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