Author: Dr Happy

When many of us talk or think about happiness we often think about it as this big thing! Happiness often seems like an Olympic gold medal or the prize at the end of some form of marathon. And it can be like that; happiness can be a...

03 April, 2024

For many years now, I've been a strong advocate of the practice of paying attention to your inner workings. That is, rather than ignoring or denying them, or pretending they don't exist, I've encouraged others to and tried myself to practice acknowledging and allowing all my...

02 April, 2024

It's Monday morning here in Sydney Australia and most of us are wrapping up the final 24 hours of a long weekend (including Good Friday and Easter Monday). I'm well aware many of you might have had to work, or have been busy with family or...

01 April, 2024

Wohoo! It's time for Dr. Happy's happiness tips! Yeah. Nah. Too often, too many equate happiness with unbridled exuberance and ecstatic joy.  If that's you, or your type of happiness, then great. But if not, then that's also fine. Not all of us feel high levels of high intensity...

28 March, 2024

Do you believe everything you read in the newspapers? See in online news sources, or hear on TV or radio? Do you believe everything other people say? I hope not!  But before I go on, let me be clear, this post isn't about "fake news" or conspiracy theories....

25 March, 2024

It's International Day of Happiness! Why does this matter? Well, on the one hand it doesn't. Because EVERY day should be a day in which we focus on happiness. But at the same time, like other special days that highlight particular causes or issues, it's a...

20 March, 2024

I've just taken a few days off, a long weekend of sorts, and I thought I'd share a few lessons or reminders of why I think this is so important to do on a regular basis. First up, describing this as "days off" implies that it's...

19 March, 2024