February 2020

Happiness is the experience of positive emotions. Happiness is also the effective management of negative emotions. Happiness is mental HEALTH - maximising the positive and minimising the negative. Keep reading to learn how self-compassion and meditation can help with this...

20 February, 2020

As much as I (not surprisingly) spend a lot of time encouraging people to try strategies that will boost their happiness and wellbeing, it does concern me sometimes that a number of options (e.g. therapy) require a certain amount of financial commitment. But happiness need...

17 February, 2020

via the Ladders by Thomas Oppong Happiness is a desire as universal as our want for food or oxygen. But that state of contentedness is not always an easy one to achieve. Some people pay money to experience it. But they still fall short of it....

14 February, 2020

via the Ladders by Ayodeji Awosika Ambitious people are a dime a dozen. Most people doubt themselves. All of us — in some shape or form — are stuck in la-la land. One of the most difficult yet useful skills is the ability to balance your aspirations...

14 February, 2020

via Psychology Today by Susan Krauss Whitbourne Happiness researchers base their work on the fundamental idea that psychology needs a better understanding of the factors that help people feel better. Rather than just focus on psychological disorders or problems, happiness studies use positive psychology as their theoretical basis. From your...

14 February, 2020

via the Ladders by Tim Denning It’s easy to find yourself feeling bad about your life — rather than feel good. Your thoughts can become louder than your actions. Your mind can become a disgusting swamp of negativity that drags you under the surface and makes...

11 February, 2020

via Psychology Today by Bryan Robinson "We don’t have unlimited time, yet we live as though we do. How can we use the truth of our mortality to enrich the time we have and live the lives we want and not the lives we settle...

10 February, 2020

via the Huffington Post by Lindsay Holmes For years, experts have been recommending the same healthy lifestyle habits to reduce stress and improve your mood. (In fact, we published a list of them recently.) The advice stands the test of time for a good reason: Studies show...

08 February, 2020