Lea is committed to spreading the science of positive psychology as widely as possible and has been regularly featured on TV and radio, including Morning Dose (The CW, USA), Revolution School (ABC, Australia), Matter of Fact (ABC, Australia), Destination Happiness (Channel Nine, Australia), Today Extra (Channel Nine, Australia), National Nightly News (Channel Ten, Australia), The Project (TV3, New Zealand), The Café (NZTV, New Zealand), Breakfast (NZTV, New Zealand). Lea is also frequently featured in print media, including The Wall Street Journal, TIME Magazine, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, The Globe, and The Guardian.

ARTICLES | PODCASTS | VIDEOS

Emptying the Dishwasher Can Enrich Kids’ Mental Health

In this The New York Times article by Sharon Holbrook, Lea discusses how mastery experiences can have a positive impact on the mental health of children. Read the article here.

Flourishing young lives: Ridley College’s proactive approach to student well-being

Read about Ridley College, North America’s first Visible Wellbeing school, and their ongoing focus on student wellbeing. Read the article here.

The Yellow Cottage, Scone Grammar School, receives Excellent Rating from ACECQA

This article in The Sector highlights the impact of Lea’s Strength Stars Framework at The Yellow Cottage (Scone Grammar School Preschool). Read the article here.

SEARCHing for Wellbeing

Listen to Lea’s talk for the 2020 International Positive Education Network (IPEN) Virtual Conference in which she discusses SEARCH; a meta-framework to guide the practice of positive education.

Puka Up Podcast - Pt. 2

Lea speaks with Wayne Schwass, host of the ‘Puka Up: Your Weekly Wellbeing Conversation’ podcast. In part 2 of their conversation, Lea explains how she is finally in a good space after nearly three decades of counseling, that emotions happen in our physiology not our hearts, how society confuses anger with aggression, why mindfulness is one of the most effective ways of managing our way through Covid, what adversarial growth is, how shame is put into us and that self-compassion is the antidote to shame.

Puka Up Podcast

Lea speaks with Wayne Schwass, host of the ‘Puka Up: Your Weekly Wellbeing Conversation’ podcast. In part 1 of their discussion, they talk about how to grow from adversity, manage anxiety, overcome abuse, and make meaning of grief.

Out of Touch

In this article by Ushla Chauhan for Vogue Australia, Lea discusses our dependence on human contact and how physical touch contributes to physical and emotional health. Read the full article here.

Lea on ABC Radio

Lea talks to Libbi Gorr about how to cope with anxiety in a changing landscape.

How do we teach students about their wellbeing online?

In this article for the University of Melbourne’s ‘Pursuit’ magazine, Lea explains how social emotional learning can be taught in digital classrooms. Read it here.

Lea on Positive Voices with Larry King

In this episode of ‘Coping with COVID’, Lea shares with Larry King and James Pawelski how we can help our families cope and even have moments of thriving during this time.

5 ways to keep hopes and dreams alive

Lea shares her tips for planning for a life post COVID-19 with Guideposts.org. Read the article here.

Lea on ABC Radio

Lea chats to Libbi Gorr about the psychology of secrets and how they can negatively affect the secret-keeper.

What’s your emotional style? How your responses can help children navigate this crisis

In this article for The Guardian, Lea talks about how you can help your children express, understand and grow from their emotions. Read the article here.