Finding Joy in Dark Times Is Essential

From The Persistent | April 29, 2025

Although maintaining composure and practicing optimism during uncertain times can be difficult, it is often the best way to battle through adversities. GGSC Science Director Emiliana Simon-Thomas shares critical advice on how we can cultivate positivity while enduring hardships in a feature with The Persistent.

“We scientists need partnerships with organizations like the GGSC because we’re not experts in reaching loads of people on a regular basis. Providing sustained delivery of content that’s thoughtful, not over-the-top, appropriately measured, and empirically grounded—that’s what the GGSC does better than anybody.”

― Barbara Fredrickson, Ph.D., Kenan Distinguished Professor of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill