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​Creating Resilience: How to Use Creativity to Overcome Negativity Bias

    Please Register here for this program!
    This group is offered as a Self-Actualization Research Project by Creating Momentum Coaching. Data gathered from this program may result in publication. 
    This group will take place via Zoom.  A Zoom link will be sent to the email address you provide here prior to the start of each group. 
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    Limited to 10 participants.

    Plan to participate in all 4 sessions to achieve the full benefit of the program. Maximum participation will allow you to provide accurate feedback about the value of this program. We do understand missed sessions may happen.
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    Cost:  Free
    If you find value in free programs like this, please consider making a donation help support this work. 
Donations support the creation of these free programs. Donations are not required to participate in any free program. If you find value in the work provided here, any amount donated is sincerely appreciated. 
See full Decision Lab post here: https://thedecisionlab.com/biases/negativity-bias/
What can you expect this group?
  • 4-week group program that meets for 90 minutes each Monday from 6:00-7:30 pm ET starting on 2/28/22.
  • "Process Art" Group which means the art you make does not need to be shared. Share only if you want to.
  • ​Art directives will be suitable for novices through more experienced artists. 
  • This group is open to participants 18 and older. 
  • Supply your own art materials. See link below. Drawing paper and colored markers, pencil, or crayons are enough to start. 

Session Descriptions: 
  • ​Session 1:  Intro to Negativity Bias, what is it, what we can do about it, and a simple low-stress warm-up art directive. 
  • Sessions 2, 3, & 4:  Creativity-based strategy practice to improve the "stickiness" of our positive experiences. 

Purpose:
  • Development of creative skills that increase the stickiness of positive experiences to neutralize the impact of negativity bias.
  • This is not a therapy group. 

How can we "tune" ourselves to become more aware of our positive experiences?
  • Attend the weekly group.
  • Share or hear positive experiences in response to "What are some of the best things that happened to you last week?"  
  • Expect to feel challenged. It should become easier as we tune ourselves to become more aware of our positive experiences. 
  • Create art that focuses on your "best things that happened" to make your positive experiences "stickier" and more memorable.
  • Commit to at least 30 minutes between sessions each week to create a deeper connectedness to your positive experiences. 
  • Between weekly session, take photos, screen shots, or find images to help you remember positive experiences. 
  • Taking or finding photos or images allows us to practice pausing to acknowledge positive experiences. 
  • Images can be printed, copied, traced, colored in, painted over, collaged, or used in any way to create art during group sessions.

I hope you can join me! 

Need Art Supplies?

You can make art from whatever you have available. If you would like to purchase art materials, click here for an inspirational list.  

Consider gathering some or all the following to help you get started: 
  • paper,
  • pencil,
  • eraser,
  • colored pencils,
  • colored markers,
  • scissor,
  • glue,
  • ruler,
  • and magazines  ​
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Donations support the creation of these free programs. Donations are not required to participate in any free program. If you find value in the work provided here, any amount donated is sincerely appreciated.