Author: Dr Happy

The pursuit of happiness is a tricky one. There's no doubt some research suggests that self-development and attempts to improve promote happiness and wellbeing. But there's also research that suggests if we try too hard to be happy, especially if our expectations are unrealistic, it...

10 August, 2023

Much of happiness, and, indeed, unhappiness, comes down to how we think about things. There's no doubt that negative life events can, and do, effect our mood, including our happiness, but there's also no doubt that the way we interpret, and think about negative life...

09 August, 2023

Stress is constant, and ubiquitous. Which is OK. Until it isn't. That is, mild to moderate levels of stress are OK but when it becomes overwhelming, that can obviously be problematic. How so? Well, high levels of stress can undermine happiness and other positive emotions,...

07 August, 2023

I'm always reluctant to write or talk about "secrets" to happiness, or to say things like it's "easy". That being said, the strategies we know of that boost happiness are, in some ways, relatively simple. Simple, isn't always easy, and however you put it, most...

04 August, 2023

We all feel down and depressed sometimes, and we all definitely feel tired and sluggish sometimes. We all know, I think, that it's hard to be happy if you're down and lacking energy! So, for more happiness, we need to address these challenges. And the good...

04 August, 2023

Happiness, can be so elusive and yet so easy to enjoy. Positive emotions come and go, and we could enjoy them more, for longer, if only we were aware of and practised just a few (relatively) simple strategies. So many positive emotions are "wasted" because...

04 August, 2023