Author: Dr Happy

Nobody’s perfect. Here’s how to be a good influence on your kids anyway.

This one's for the parents. For the IMPERFECT parents. Which, to be honest, is ALL the parents : ) As a parent myself, I'm well aware of my faults and failings, my imperfections and ...

20 November, 2022

How ‘Bahala Na,’ the Filipino Spiritual Practice of Letting Go, Helps Me Embrace Uncertainty

I've posted on this before BUT it's such a crucial issue for so many of us I don't think we can think about it too much. What's "it"? Uncertainty! The killer of happiness for so many and the creator of stress and anxiety. We can't...

20 November, 2022

How to Keep Uncertainty From Destroying Your Happiness

No one really likes uncertainty. Yet uncertainty is an inevitability; quite simply, it's part of life and can't possibly be avoided. So, learning how to manage or even embrace uncertainty can be great for our mental health and happiness. And here's how ...

19 November, 2022

Want to feel happier? Try snacking on joy.

Happiness need not just be fireworks, unicorns and rainbows! Happiness can also be a quiet moment, a delicious treat, or a few minutes connecting with a good friend. Happiness can and often is found in those small moments ...

19 November, 2022

Research Says Employees Need 3 Things to Drive Their Happiness at Work

This ones for the workers. Well, we're all workers because even if you're unpaid or if you work for yourself or if you work from home ...

18 November, 2022

How to Spend Your Time on What Matters Most

It's very possible that our greatest resource is ...

18 November, 2022

Harvard Study Reveals the 1 Thing That Makes Humans Happy. Why Are You Doing the Complete Opposite?

Happiness isn't overly complicated; but sometimes it's hard. Sometimes life gets in the way of happiness; especially "modern" life. But through awareness, we can change. And this article by Nick Hobson via Inc.com will give you a great start ...

17 November, 2022

Six lessons on the intersection of emotional wellbeing and outdoor adventures

You won't be surprised to know that I'm a keen student and teacher of all things health and wellbeing, happiness and thriving. You might be surprised to know that I'm also a keen bushwalker, hiker, camper and (micro) adventurer. And more and more, in recent...

16 November, 2022

The Wonders of Awe

You're probably familial with the word "awesome". In fact, you've probably used / spoken the word at some point in time. But what you might not know is that "awe" is a positive emotions, one valued by Positive Psychologists, and one that's very much a...

16 November, 2022

How to Face Your Fears and Move Forward

What if you didn't fear fear? What if you accepted that fear (and anxiety) was a normal part of life? What if, instead of allowing fear to stop you from doing what you wanted or needed to do you were able to do those things...

15 November, 2022