In These Times, Season 4 | The Restorative Power of Art (Ep. 7)

OMNIA Podcast

The pandemic has had a pronounced impact on mental health. Participating in activities that benefit well-being is crucial, but Katherine Cotter and James Pawelski, experts in the field of positive psychology, say being conscious of these benefits, and optimizing participation, is the end goal.

In this final episode of the season, we speak with both researchers from the Positive Psychology Center about how art museum visitation and museum program participation impact flourishing-related outcomes.

Guests:

James O. Pawelski, Professor of Practice and Director of Education, Positive Psychology Center and Director of the Humanities and Human Flourishing Project

Katherine Cotter, Postdoctoral Fellow, Positive Psychology Center

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Produced by Blake Cole
Narrated by Alex Schein
Edited by Alex Schein and Brooke Sietinsons
Interview by Blake Cole
Theme music by Nicholas Escobar, C'18
Additional music by Blue Dot Sessions
Illustration and logo by Marina Muun

In These Times is a production of Penn Arts & Sciences. Visit our series website to learn more and listen to the first three seasons of In These Times: web.sas.upenn.edu/in-these-times

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