Menopause, Mental Health and Me Part 2

To mark World Menopause Day Miriam Akhtar describes how positive psychology can help you manage the psychological symptoms of menopause and flourish after fifty.
Part 1 on my own experience of the menopause transition.
It can be a tough call for […]

Menopause, Mental Health and Me Part 1

98% of women attending Dr Louise Newson’s menopause clinic are experiencing psychological symptoms and yet the impact of the menopause on mental health is often overlooked. Miriam Akhtar shares her own story and explores the menopause mindset.   
It is […]

The Keys to Kindness

“If you want others to be happy, practise compassion. If you want to be happy, practise compassion” The Dalai Lama

I’m a devotee of kindness. It is one of the twelve happiness habits I write about in The Little Book […]

Writing for Wellbeing

With Dr Megan Hayes, author of Write Yourself Happy.

A great deal of scientific research into what is called expressive writing, pioneered by Prof James Pennebaker at the University of Texas, which has shown us that writing about challenging experiences […]

World Gratitude Day

We all want to be happy. It’s one of the most important life goals, if not the most, and the science of happiness has a simple and effective practice to increase happiness. Gratitude is probably familiar to you as […]

Happiness Habits: Get Physical

This is the fifth in a series of articles based on the twelve happiness habits in The Little Book of Happiness. Habit 9 is to Get Physical and Habit 10 is to Turn to Nature.

Get physical and Go outdoors

You’re […]

Happiness Habits: Value Relationships

This is the fourth in a series of articles based on the twelve happiness habits in The Little Book of Happiness. Habit 7 is to Value Relationships, which are our number one source of wellbeing. And a very good […]

Happiness Habits: Learn Optimism

This is the third in a series of articles based on the twelve happiness habits in The Little Book of Happiness. Habit 6 is to Learn Optimism, one of the most reliable ways to boost your wellbeing. The positive […]

Happiness Habits: Eudaimonic Wellbeing, A Deeper Happiness

This is the second in a series of articles based on the twelve happiness habits in The Little Book of Happiness. Habits 4 and 5 are Harness Your Strengths and Live with Meaning, which are both forms of eudaimonic […]

Happiness Habits: The Power of Positivity

This is the first in a series of articles based on the twelve happiness habits in The Little Book of Happiness. Habits 1 to 3 are Learn to Play, Express Gratitude and Savour the Positive, all ways of generating […]