Working With Positivity
General Information
Do you find yourself stretched to your limit during the holiday season? If so, give yourself a gift. We have created a 6-week online Working with Positivity course to help you manage stress, increase mindfulness, expand your creativity and more!
The Working with Positivity Program facilitates the workbook, Move from Surviving to Thriving: A Positive Psychology Workbook for Challenging Times by Bruce W. Smith, PhD.
This 6-week workshop meets every Monday and is offered at no cost to UNM benefits-eligible staff and faculty (including branch campuses) as well as HSC, UNMH, UNMMG, and SRMC employees. Classes are available completely online.
Fall 2026 The Gift of Holiday Positivity Program Schedule
Mondays November 2 – December 7 (6 Weeks)
11:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. via Zoom
About Working with Positivity
The Working with Positivity Program includes:
- Dr Bruce W. Smith’s e-book (hardcopy can be purchased separately)
- 6-weekly, 30-minute sessions from 11:05 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
- Classes led by Leah Adent, MPH, Health Education Consultant
Classes include:
- 30-minute sessions will meet once a week
- Activities that will be accomplished in and outside of class
- Class discussions and small group breakout rooms
Information covered in the program:
- Two chapters will be discussed each week. Participants are given realistic tools and activities they can implement immediately; Participants choose which ones are right for them
- Weekly topics include: What Do You Want Most? Discovering Your Best, Social Intelligence, Meaning & Purpose, and more…
- Participants use the e-workbook to contemplate their own choices and practice activities that bring about change during the holiday season
- Learn to develop positive habits to create bliss in your life!
Unsure how to fit the Working with Positivity class into your week? Check out UNM Policy 3300, section 3.3, to discuss flex time use for wellness and fitness.
Sign up now!
Signing up is easy, seats are limited!
- Complete the “Working with Positivity” registration form.
- This reserves your spot in the class.
- If the class is full, you can check a box to opt into adding yourself to the waitlist.
- You’ll then receive an email with further details about the course.
If you have questions about The Working with Positivity Program, contact Employee Wellness at wellness@unm.edu.