I often talk and write about gratitude. And I often talk and write about practising gratitude for the little things. Because the little things are, more often than not, NOT little. They're super important! All of which leads to happiness and health and wellbeing and...
Much has been written about gratitude. And there's no doubt that ...
As I'm sure you know, there are all sorts of things that can damage or interfere with your happiness. The stressors of this world in which we live, other people, and ...
No matter who you are and no matter how good your intentions ...
When I made the shift from the more traditional "clinical psychology" to the newer "positive psychology" (20 years ago now!) one of the most exciting aspects was the greater emphasis on strengths as opposed to weaknesses. That is, as a therapist most of my attention...
The title to this blog post is one that's close. to my heart. I've written a whole series of "habits" audiobooks for Audible. If you're a member / subscriber, they're all FREE. Either way, check out "Habits for Happiness", "Habits for Happiness at Work", "Habits...
It's sometimes been said that ...
Taking care of yourself seems like an obviously good thing to do. Yet so few of us do it well; or often enough. There are all sorts of reasons for this but one of them is a lack of self-acceptance. If we can't accept ourselves,...
One of the more interesting books I remember reading in the early days of Positive Psychology was Dan Gilbert's "Stumbling on Happiness". I won't even try to summarise it in it's entirety here but one of the fascinating findings within this summary of his research...
Ask people what they think will make them happier and many will answer with something like ...