Author: Dr Happy

The ‘Core Four’: Small But Mighty Mindfulness Tactics

Mindfulness is often "sold" as a magic fix for happiness and for life. It's not! It is, however, a fantastic foundation from which one can find the awareness that then enables a range of other strategies to create positive mental health and positive emotions like...

13 June, 2023

Emotionally Intelligent People Use 2 Simple Rules to Stop Negative Thinking and Move Forward

We all have negative thoughts some times. Some of us more than others, and more than we'd like. It's OK to have negative thoughts but it's not very conducive to happiness. So, those of us who'd like to experience more positive emotions, like happiness, need...

12 June, 2023

What Type of Exercise Is Best for Mental Health?

It's well established now that exercise is not just good for physical health, it's also extremely good for mental health. Exercise is a stress buster and anti-depressant. Exercise is also a mood enhancer meaning it promotes and boosts positive emotions like happiness! So, if you...

09 June, 2023

The 7 ‘Golden Rules’ For A Happy Life

So many people will tell you so many ways to enjoy more happiness. Many of them may well even be helpful. But you need to find your own happiness; and your own "recipe" or "rules" for happiness. Because we're all different. That being said, many...

08 June, 2023

4 Things We Can’t Control and Need to Accept

For me, there's no doubt that one of the greatest causes of my unhappiness, my depression and anxiety, is wanting and trying to change that which just isn't changeable; at least not by me! On the flip side, I've come to learn that one of...

07 June, 2023

“Is This It?”: 4 Key Reasons for Midlife Languishing

Although this article is about "midlife" the basic principles, I believe, are relevant to anyone at any stage of life. So, no matter your age, if you feeling you're languishing, rather than thriving and flourishing and enjoying real and meaningful happiness, then this would be...

07 June, 2023

Two great articles to help you better understand and manage anxiety

Anxiety. You can't live with it and you can't live without it! Well, that's kind of true. It's certainly the case that very few of us live without any anxiety; and that's at least in part because it's a normal, human emotion. But it's not necessarily...

07 June, 2023

Happiness Now or Later? The Impact of Timing on Well-being

They say timing is everything. And timing actually is important when it comes to happiness. Do we take what will make us happy now? Or work hard for or wait for that which might make us happy, or happier, later? Delayed versus instant gratification. Happiness...

06 June, 2023

Achieving an Equilibrium of the Mind

We all want to live a happy and good life. And we'd all love to be happy all the time. But the reality is that life's not always easy; life has its ups and downs. And so, for most of us, our moods fluctuate meaning...

05 June, 2023

The 3 disciplines of Stoicism: A guide for living a life of meaning and intention

Happiness is desired by almost everyone. But happiness is also misunderstood by almost everyone. On the one hand, happiness describes one type of positive emotion. Which is great, and useful, and healthy. But on the other hand, and arguably more importantly, happiness can also be...

05 June, 2023