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 […]
Post-Pandemic Growth. Strengthening the Way Forward.
This article is based on a keynote given at the 2022 Learning in Law conference
The number one request I’ve had as a trainer over the last two years has been for resilience training. We’ve had to draw on multiple […]
Positive Psychology and Hybrid Working
The Covid 19 pandemic has profoundly impacted every aspect of our lives including the way we work. Over the last two years we’ve journeyed through successive waves of the pandemic alongside new waves of working practice. Pre-pandemic the first […]
Positive Psychology in a Time of Pandemic
As the latest wave of the pandemic crashes into our lives, what is there in the science of resilience and wellbeing that can help us cope with the covid crisis? Positive psychology offers a proactive and practical approach to […]
The Paradox of Choice
2020 will be remembered as the year our freedom was lost to the corona crisis. Autonomy is one of three fundamental needs for wellbeing in Ryan & Deci’s self-determination theory, alongside a sense of competence and relatedness. You could […]
Happiness Habits for Pandemic Wellbeing
It is normal and natural to feel distressed by distressing circumstances and what we face with the COVID-19 pandemic is the biggest threat to wellbeing that many of us have ever known. Resilience is about maintaining wellbeing in unfavourable […]
The Joy of Lockdown
Stay home, save lives – the message is clear. We’re over half way through the UK lockdown and while being stuck home alone is no picnic in the park (which, of course, is no longer permitted), one way of […]
First Aid Resilience for the Corona Crisis
Hacks from positive psychology, the science of resilience.
It is normal and natural to feel disturbed by disturbing circumstances. Right now, as we face the greatest threat to health in a century, the need for resilience is at an all-time […]
