happiness Tag

Using positive psychology to cope with trauma

This is not so much about happiness, but it's very much about applications of positive psychology to dealing with trauma and stress. This article outlines how positive psychology can be used to prevent PTSD. Actually, now that I think about it, if stress and trauma...

26 November, 2009

Giving thanks brings health and happiness

By MATT SEDENSKY (AP) _ã_ 15 hours ago ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. _ã” Bill Golden survived more than 20 years in the Army and another 30 in law enforcement. He fell sick with colon cancer, and at 86, he has an artificial hip and arthritis in his...

25 November, 2009

Happiness lessons from yesterday…by Dr. Happy

Yesterday, Tuesday November 24, was a fascinating day. I started off with a photo-shoot for a magazine (which is a strange experience for anyone who's not a professional model!); then I drove to the airport and was lucky enough to meet a friend who secured...

25 November, 2009

A powerful endorsement of happiness…from a Nobel Laureat!

By Harpreet Bhal LONDON (Reuters) - Levels of happiness could help shape economic policy in the industrialized world in the same way such factors have gained prominence in developing countries, said economics Nobel laureate Amartya Sen. Sen, 76, said citizens' quality of life and their general wellbeing...

24 November, 2009

New Event! Building Resilience & Finding Happiness (even during difficult times)

Building Resilience _ã_ 3 Approaches from 3 of Australia_ã_s Leading ExpertsFebruary 27, 2010 Life isn_ã_t always fair; in fact life can sometimes be pretty tough. Bad stuff happens; circumstances change; we get knocked down and knocked over. But that doesn_ã_t mean we can_ã_t live a great...

24 November, 2009

3 Exercises for more Happiness

by Dr. Acacia Parks from www.happier.com Question: I_ã_m already pretty happy. I score low on measures of depression and high on the Authentic Happiness Index. What should I be working on? Do you know what tools will work best for me? Answer: The data tell us that...

23 November, 2009

Psychological Therapy 32 Times More Cost Effective at Increasing Happiness Than Money

ScienceDaily (Nov. 21, 2009) _ã” Research by the University of Warwick and the University of Manchester finds that psychological therapy could be 32 times more cost effective at making you happy than simply obtaining more money. The research has obvious implications for large compensation awards...

21 November, 2009

Gratitude boosts happiness AND ALSO combats depression

Depression is the opposite of a state of thankfulness and being thankful and grateful could help symptoms of depression. Research that appeared in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology confirmed that those individuals who kept a weekly gratitude journal were more optimistic about life,...

21 November, 2009

Money and happiness – it matters, but not as much as you think!

On one otherwise unremarkable day, countless eons ago, one of our shrewder ancestors first exchanged puka shells, a red pebble, or a nugget of shiny metal for a wildebeest steak and human commerce was born. Or, more accurately, money was born. Ever since then people...

20 November, 2009

Be grateful…Be happy

Please enjoy below yet another great article on the benefits of gratitude and how, among other things, it's guaranteed to enhance your happiness...

19 November, 2009