From this week onwards I'm planning to share with you a few stories I've become interested in lately since I've been reading a few of the great Taoist writers. This is not to say that I or The Happiness Institute have now become Taoist but...
By Stacey Burling - Inquirer Staff Writer No one could accuse Marty Seligman of thinking small. The University of Pennsylvania psychology professor earned the respect of his peers studying the equivalent of depression in dogs, but it is his more recent fascination with the flip side of...
Happiness and Positive Psychology: Unplug With Visual Nourishment by Laura Trice for the Huffington Post Have you noticed how much stuff we have to look at and track every day?We get dressed, find the car keys, make sure everyone is fed and in the car seats...
Check out these 3 great happiness & positive psychology stories from Psychology Today In the first Chris Peterson, a legend in the field of positive psychology and happiness science, expresses some concerns about the measurement of happiness at a national level. To read more - click...
How to be happy from the Huffington Post While visiting my old stomping grounds in New York City a few months ago, I remembered an important truth: We all want to be happy. On a lunch break during a meeting I stood in line for soup in...
by Susan Krauss Whitbourne for Psychology Today We all like being thanked. It's a great feeling to have someone, especially someone who doesn't stand to gain, tell us that we made a difference in their lives. In the past few weeks, I've had the good fortune...
by Marie-Josee Salvas Shaar There has been a lot of press about health, fitness, and obesity lately. It seems like everywhere we turn, there are new stats telling us why we need to pay serious attention. As a health coach, the most common excuse I hear...
Just over a month ago, as the warmer, summer months were coming to an end here in Sydney, Australia, I went for a Sunday afternoon swim with my beautiful 11-year old daughter. I'd had a great weekend, a very constructive Sunday, and this was the...
Everyone has their own path to happiness. What's yours? by Barton Goldsmith for Psychology Today We all want to feel happy, and each one of us has different ways of getting there. Here are ten steps that you can take to increase your joie de vivre and...
How important is it for both partners in a relationship to be equally happy to make it last? According to a new study done at Deakin University in Australia, it_ã_s very important ...
