This is definitely one of my goals for 2023. I've always known that challenge and adventure was good for me; but for a variety of reasons I've become more anxious over the last few years and focused a bit too much on comfort and security....
So many of us spend so much time trying to work out "the answers". Which makes sense; and isn't completely inappropriate. But one of the things I've learned in all my years as a therapist and coach and consultant and student is ...
What do most people find helpful? If you could learn from tens of thousands who've made positive changes in their lives, what would the lessons be? Although we're all different, we can all learn from each other, especially when it comes to happiness and health,...
To be honest, I don't think there's anything wrong with ordinary. But for many of us, there can be much more to life. We don't always want or need to have "more"; but if we do, and if we do it right, we can enjoy...
So much of happiness and life is about balance. We can enjoy accomplishment and achievement; but need also to enjoy the journey. We can plan for the future; but need also to live in the present. We should try to care for others; but we...
Most of us know what we "should" do to enjoy more health and happiness, more accomplishment and success. But many of us don't actually do it! Or at least, not as consistently as we could do. There are many ways we can get better at...
This article is from a few years ago. But it's on a topic that I've increasingly come to believe is THE MOST IMPORTANT topic when it comes to health and wellbeing, happiness and life satisfaction. What could that be? It's self-compassion; a foundational construct for...
It's OK not to be OK. Life's messy, and as soon as we accept that we can be happier, within the mess. Dance in the rain, jump in the puddles, embrace uncertainty and even anxiety ...
I'm not really sure we can be happy every day; at least not all day every day. It's OK not to feel OK sometimes; it's perfectly normal and appropriate to experience different forms of unhappiness. But we can try. And maybe we can have even...
Making changes isn't always easy. But making changes need not also be overly complicated! I hope that doesn't sound contradictory but in essence, what I'm suggesting, is that keeping things simple might make things easier; and by things I include happiness and health, success and...