June 2022

How mindfulness and dance can stimulate a part of the brain that can improve mental health

When it comes to boosting mental health and happiness, the most common strategies tend to be therapy and/or coaching. And quite rightly, because with a qualified professional these can be fantastically helpful. But in addition to these, there are other tools including healthy eating, exercise,...

29 June, 2022

Future Tense: Why Anxiety Is Good for You (Even Though It Feels Bad)

I've said it before and I'll say it again ...

29 June, 2022

The Power of Healthy Relationships at Work

Work might not be everything, but it is a big thing for most of us. Relationships at work might not always be the most intimate relationships in your life, but they are still very important in many ways ...

28 June, 2022

The ultimate guide to purposeful productivity (your mental health will thank you)

Happiness is just about accomplishment and being productive. But, productivity can contribute to a sense of achievement and then, satisfaction which is a form of happiness. In addition, productivity can enhance a sense of control which is not just good for happiness but also, mental...

27 June, 2022

How to find positivity on social media

To borrow from Dickens, it was the best of things and it was the worst of things. This could easily be used to describe social media, something that can create significant distress BUT ALSO contribute to happiness and connection. The key, is to take control;...

26 June, 2022

Psychologists have traditionally focused on the past – what if that’s all wrong?

There's no doubt positive reminiscing can be very worthwhile, for health and wellbeing and for happiness. There's also no doubt that looking back and learning can be useful, for resilience and growth. But there's a strong case for saying that psychologists may well have, and...

24 June, 2022

Small Ways to Take Care Of Your Mental Health at Work

Happiness is joy and pleasure and satisfaction and ...

23 June, 2022

How to Live Simply

The popularity of minimalism has boomed in the last decade or so. And quite rightly. Research, and experience, clearly suggests that more is not necessarily better, when it comes to money or material possessions, and that less is very often more, when it comes to...

22 June, 2022

I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times

If, like me, you feel like the world is becoming more and more divided. And if, like me, you find this distressing. Then this great article by Monica Guzman on the Next Big Idea site is well worth reading and sharing ...

21 June, 2022

Why You Need a Strong Sense of Self and How to Boost It

Happiness is by no means a solo-sport. Among other things, happiness depends on connection and community. But happiness can be very fragile if personal identity is not strong; who are you and what do you value. If that sounds interesting to you then this great...

20 June, 2022