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Meet Marie McLeod...
Founder of ThriveAbility and How to Thrive program, Creator of the BEACON framework™️, Mental health specialist, Keynote Speaker, Coach and positive psychotherapist as seen in the "How to Thrive" film.
Research suggests we can all learn to thrive. Just like we've learned ways to be physically fit, there are practical things we can learn and do to be mentally fit, even during stress and struggle.
Sadly however, many of us have not yet learned the tools for thriving. This impacts our ability to function as well as we can at work and in life.
Marie is qualified in Social Work, Positive Psychology and Adult Education, yet, like most of us, has struggled at times. These struggles led to the creation of the How to Thrive program.
As a human being, a parent and a professional who helps others thrive, Marie also continue to learn, live and grow into her best self and invites you to do the same.
Marie's mission is to show the world that happiness is a learn-able skill; to make the science of wellbeing approachable, practical and easy to learn, regardless of where you are on the mental health continuum.
“It’s completely blown me away the difference the program has made to my life. Such simple things to learn, but it’s allowed me to understand and overcome my anxiety and be present for others. If I had learnt these skills earlier, it would have made an enormous difference to the trajectory of my life.”
Melissa
How to Thrive
Documentary Participant
Watch the film
The ‘How to Thrive’ film begins the conversation about wellbeing and builds the motivation to take action.
Measure your wellbeing
The How to Thrive app allows you to measure your wellbeing against BEACON™️ and offers actionable interventions that create immediate impact.
Self Paced eLearning
The How to Thrive eLearning allows for deeper engagement and discovery of the wellbeing science and offers practical action you can take in your own life to learn how to thrive.
Coaching
Live coaching increases your accountability, cultivates community and helps apply the lessons from the eLearning to make sustainable change.
Events & workshops
Kickstart thriving with a deep dive into the science of thriving at your next event.
A proactive approach to wellbeing education
These evidence based tools are skills people need to fully connect, create and perform at their best. As they move toward greater thriving, they lift not only themselves but also those around them, their peers, clients, customers and outward into their families and community.
Marie's BEACON Framework™️
BEACON is a culmination of broad-reaching research and best practice in neuroscience, positive psychology and wellbeing science. It brings together the best of these tools, delivered and packaged in a way that is memorable and easy to learn and can be applied to individuals and at the system level. Metaphorically, BEACON is about bringing light to darkness and delivering hope for a more optimistic future so we can all shine our brightest.
Belonging
Engagement
Accountability
Compassion
Optimism
Nurture
Having close connections with others and finding your “thrive tribe”.
Living a life with meaning by knowing and using your strengths.
Having goals, pursuing them with grit and grace, growing a growth mindset.
Having compassion for others, in balance with kindness for ourselves.
Harnessing positive emotions and learning ways to navigate life's challenges.
Sustaining your energy through healthy habits for eating, moving, sleeping and being mindful.
Work with Marie
As the Founder of ThriveAbility, the How to Thrive program, Need to See Someone Coaching, as well as a Key-note Speaker, and Workshop Facilitator, Marie is highly sought-after from organisations in Australia and globally.
You can explore how you can work with Marie via eLearning, coaching, and speaking engagements below.
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