Life! You have to laugh!!! I'm not suggesting you shouldn't take life seriously. But I am suggesting that laughing in the face of absurdity can sometimes help us cope. Humour can be a fantastically powerful and effective coping strategy; and it's one that's so often under-utilised....
The Anxiety Disorders are possibly the most prevalent of all the psychological disorders. Along with Major Depressive Disorder, anxiety and depression make up a significant proportion of all forms of mental ill-health. Even for those who don't have a formal diagnosis, anxiety and depression are...
There's lots of talk, within positive psychology and mental health discussions more generally about living in the moment. And there's no doubt that being present and being mindful brings many benefits. But there's also no doubt that reflecting on and learning from the past AND...
Stress is inevitable. But there are ways we can mitigate the impact it has on our mood and life. One way, possibly the most effective way, is to look at how we think about and/or interpret the stressful event itself. This isn't to say you...
So many of us feel like outsiders, like we're different. If we realised how many felt like this we might realise that we're all different and we're all alone ...
People all over the world enjoy happiness. But different people in different parts of the world define and experience happiness differently. The great news is that where ever you are you can learn from others, and integrate their practices and ideas into your life; for...
So many of us focus way too much on our weaknesses. That's not entirely inappropriate, because if you can become more aware of your weaknesses and then do something about them then that's actually self-help and self-development. But just as we can learn from and...
It's hard to be happy when there's so much that's not positive going on around us. It's not impossible, just hard (or harder). But it's still important to try to be as happy as we can be, to take care of our mental health and...
The last few years have thrown so many curve balls at us it can be said with confidence that the only certainty in life any more is uncertainty! The word "unprecedented" has been used an unprecedented number of times. Along with this, for many, comes...
As an advocate for happiness, I also frequently acknowledge that no one will or should expect to be happy all the time. It's OK not to be OK. A similar point can be made with regards to success. Success isn't about feeling confident and "smashing...