Lisa Buksbaum will present her SOARING into Strength model based on empirical research on the effect of positive psychology interventions to significantly enhance the well-being of pediatric patients. The power of Soaringwords’ interventions comes from impacting both emotional, psychological and physical systems in a measurable way as ill children experience several positive constructs: Shifting/Intrinsic Motivation, Optimism, Altruism, Resiliency/Grit, Imagery, Narrative, and Gratitude) which motivates them to take active roles in self-healing.