Cosmo girl! Article in Cosmopolitan, March 2012 edition

I’m delighted that Cosmo has featured the new book. Women experience higher highs and lower lows than men and are twice as likely as men to suffer from episodes of depression. And that’s not even counting the ups and […]

First reader review for book posted on Amazon

‘This is the first book I’ve read about depression that hasn’t made me feel depressed. It’s uplifting, inspiring, hopeful, often amusing and of course – positive. I urge everyone to read it, not just people who have been or […]

Positive Psychology Training puts the science of optimal functioning and well-being into practice for your personal and professional life, with a range of applications to help you feel good, function well and flourish. We provide training, consultancy, coaching, content and […]

12 secrets of being happy from 100 world experts – Daily Mail

Miriam was mentioned in a Daily Mail article as one of the world’s leading experts on the psychology of happiness. Learn more about the evidence-based techniques to grow your happiness  in the CD The Happiness Training Plan, in Miriam’s […]

Gritting your Goals – New blog at Happy City & Bristol 24/7

The fact that I frequently mistype ‘goal’ as ‘gaol’ would lead any Freudian to suspect that I’m just not that into New Year’s resolutions. And it’s true I’m not. Resolutions can end up provoking negative emotions like guilt, anxiety […]

Preview of first review on new book – “a classic” says Dr Jerome Carson

“For many years I have recommended “Mind Over Mood,” as the psychological treatment manual of choice. Miriam Akhtar has now written a very credible depression treatment manual, based on the principles of positive psychology. I am […]

Sunday Times article, p9, 18/12/2011

Miriam was quoted in the Sunday Times article reporting that the World Book of Happiness is being gifted to world leaders by the European Council with a request to prioritise the well-being of their nations in 2012. As the […]

The Dinner Party with Dr Phil Hammond, New Year’s Eve

My guests for Radio Bristol’s Dinner Party with Dr Phil Hammond. Winston Churchill on life with the black dog, Albert Einstein as a philosopher rather than a scientist, Jane Austen and Michel Roux Junior for being a role […]

Choirs for Well-being

‘I’d like to teach the world to sing.’  The New Seekers were definitely onto something when they sang about ‘wanting to teach the world to sing’ for I’ve come to the conclusion that singing in a choir might be […]

The Joy of Singing. From Harmony to Happiness

Gareth Malone has just completed his latest moving transformation on BBC2, turning a group of lonesome military wives into a choir that performed at the Royal Albert Hall. Meanwhile over on the other side The Choir that Rocks on […]