Author: Dr Happy

What if you thought about happiness in a way that had less to do with how you feel?

Happiness, it's a word that means so many different things to so many different people. For most, happiness describes a fleeting feeling; it's an emotion that comes and goes, sometimes lasting only a few seconds and other times, minutes or hours. For others, happiness is...

25 September, 2023

7 tips for those who find it hard to relax and “do nothing”

All my life I've been taught to believe that worth comes from accomplishment. This isn't entirely bad or wrong, and in fact, in some ways it's driven me to be productive and to achieve what I have. But at the same time, it has a...

24 September, 2023

What’s your default mindset?

Whether we realise it or not, we all have a fallback position in terms of our thinking, attitudes and beliefs. For many years, my depression created a baseline of thinking along the lines of ...

22 September, 2023

3 lessons I learned from talking to Dr Kate Grarock from Australia’s version of ALONE

As a keen hiker and camper, I became familiar with Dr Kate's YouTube channel some time ago (HERE). Having watched a lot of content from North America, and the UK, I loved seeing someone exploring and showing off some great Aussie bush. And she did...

21 September, 2023

My 3 prompt system for journalling and/or reflection

I journal every day; first thing most mornings to be specific. I also spend a lot of time reflecting on my life, how I'm feeling and what I could do better. I might actually spend TOO MUCH time doing this! But more often than not,...

20 September, 2023

3 reasons trying to do everything means you enjoy nothing

In the world of workplace productivity, multi-tasking has had it's ups and downs. Some years ago, it was hailed as the answer to getting things done. Why do just one thing at a time, the theory went, when you could do multiple things at a...

19 September, 2023

Who you’ve been need not be who you can be!

I've been thinking quite a lot about change. And about how difficult so many of us find change. I'm sure there are many reasons for this but one of the more dominant seems to be that we become stuck in who we are. Now, don't...

18 September, 2023

Why you must keep changing to stay happy

If you follow me on Instagram (HERE) you might have noticed I've been trying a few new things lately. If not, no worries, because today's post is not really about my Instagram page (although you're more than welcome to come and join me if you'd...

17 September, 2023

Sometimes it might be useful to ask others what you should change

As some of you would well be aware, I'm relatively active on social media. If you're not aware, but interested, you can find links to each of my pages (Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn etc) here on my website (at the very top, right of my page...

15 September, 2023

How to massively and instantly reduce worry and stress

So, I had this realisation today. It's something I really "should" know, but like many, something I don't do nearly as well as I could. Just as I found I needed a reminder of this simple but powerful stress busting / happiness boosting strategy, I...

13 September, 2023