I'm a big fan of technology. I truly believe it has allowed us to do some amazing things and that in many ways, it holds the key to our future. At the same time, however, like pretty much everything in life I also believe technology...
If you're a regular reader of this blog or of self-help / positive psychology works more generally then to be perfectly honest, you probably already KNOW all there is to know about how to be happy and healthy! That being said, knowing is not the...
With all that's happened in the last few years it would have been easy to fall into a rut. Ruts aren't entirely bad; in fact routines and habits can be fantastically useful. Heck, I've written a whole series of Audible Audiobooks based on the notion...
Yes, yes and more yes to this! I'm (not surprisingly) a big fan of self-care. But I've also been saying for many years now that self-care isn't just about the self. And along similar lines, happiness is NOT selfishness. Happiness is not just about me as...
With all that's happened over the last few years, many of us have felt more isolated and alone. Which can be highly problematic given that connection and relationships are crucial for mental health and happiness. But as with pretty much every problem in life, there...
There are those who suggest we should ...
Life's always full of ups and downs, good and bad, positive and negative. But many of us feel that the last few years have been a bit heavy on the negative! It's hard; but it's OK not to be OK all the time. That being...
Happiness and wellbeing require some self-care and self-compassion. But happiness and wellbeing are definitely NOT just about the self. Study after study supports the notion that real and meaningful happiness is highly related to real and meaningful relationships. It's about belonging and feeling connected. “Good...
For a variety of reasons, some people struggle to allow themselves to enjoy positive emotions such as happiness. Either they feel they don't deserve it or they'll jinx themselves and bring on bad luck or they believe it's frivolous or ...
Tolstoy famously began his classic novel, A Tale of Two Cities with the quote, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”. Any article written about happiness could just as easily include the caveat, “It is the easiest of things, it is the hardest of things”. Enjoying...