positive psychology Tag

Happiness is…6 tips for making the most of friendships and time alone

Two separate and unconnencted situations led me to think about writing this short post: a rather unpleasant interpersonal interaction about which I wrote yesterday (you can see the blog HERE) and a question I was asked by a journalist...

16 December, 2010

Happiness…it’s in the questions not the answers

Happiness is about much more than solving problems and overcoming obstacles but that being said, we all face adversity in life and learning how to deal with this in a positive and effective way can be fantastically useful. So this week we bring you an...

13 December, 2010

See Prof. Sharp (aka Dr. Happy) present at Woodford Folk Festival’s Radiance Event

See Dr. Happy in action up in Queensland this December. Given that he doesn't give many public talks any more this is a great opportunity to see him live, and to also enjoy the wonders of Woodford Folk Festival which includes the Radiance health and...

13 December, 2010

Friday happiness acronym

Today, Friday, happiness stands for...

10 December, 2010

Asking the right questions for Wednesday Happiness

Happiness isn't always knowing all the answers, sometimes it's asking the right questions; so on this Wednesday I thought I'd suggest a few happiness boosting questions for you to ask yourself and/or your family, friends and colleagues...

08 December, 2010

Happiness…why mental yoga and mental flexibility is key to wellbeing

from the blog of Jeremy McCarthy In the last several years, psychology has been flipped on its head with the growth and popularity of positive psychology. While psychology traditionally has focused on studying things we want less of such as depression and mental illness, positive psychology...

08 December, 2010

Happiness and meditation – you can learn and it’s definitely worth it

an article by Sherri Fisher for Positive Psychology News Daily Being More than Just Satisfied Even if you are presently satisfied with your life, and most people say they are, you probably would like to be more than just satisfied. One of the things we know about positive...

07 December, 2010

Would you see happiness if you looked in the Mirror of Erised?

While recently watching the first Harry Potter movie I was prompted to consider whether or not I would see happiness if I looked into the Mirror of Erised. What is the Mirror of Erised? Well, according to the official Harry Potte wiki...

06 December, 2010

If MONDAY were an acronym for happiness it would be…

If MONDAY were an acronym for happiness it would be...

06 December, 2010

Happiness is…practising random acts of kindness

One of the best websites in this area of happiness and positive psychology is called Fishful Thinking and the content is primarily written by the wonderful Dr. Karen Reivich (an expert on, among other things, resilience...

06 December, 2010