Chris Mackey: The Positive Psychology Of Synchronicity

Join Trish and Rob for a conversation with... Chris Mackey is a clinical and counseling psychologist and Fellow of the Australian Psychological Society with 40 years’ psychotherapy experience. He is the principal psychologist at Chris Mackey and Associates, his private practice in Geelong. Chris has presented at numerous national and international scientific conferences over the past 25 years on such topics as making use of synchronicity in psychotherapy and the effectiveness of psychological therapy for anxiety, depression, and trauma reactions. Chris is the author of The Positive Psychology of Synchronicity: Enhance Your Mental Health with the Power of Coincidence, released internationally in 2019. He is the resident psychologist and a regular presenter on the national TV wellbeing show, Destination Happiness, and writes regular columns for The Geelong Advertiser. Chris received the Impact Achievement Award at the 2019 Australian Allied Health Awards. He’s the author of The Positive Psychology of Synchronicity: Enhance your mental health through the power of coincidence. Mackey integrates the book’s themes further with the burgeoning field of positive psychology, a science of well-being. I also wanted to spell out more fully some of the potential benefits from meaningful coincidences for mental health. He’s particularly interested in the potential benefits of synchronicity to enhance mental health by boosting our PERMA. Positive psychology uses this acronym to guide us to the five core pillars of happiness. Anything that boosts our positive emotion, engagement in life roles, relationships, personal meaning, and accomplishment is likely to promote our overall well-being and positive mental health. This book spells out how synchronistic experiences can help do this.