Happiness Training ONLINE

A big date for Positive Psychology Training – the launch of The Happiness Training Programme ONLINE, an 8-week group coaching course, co-facilitated by Miriam Akhtar and Dr Chris Johnstone based on their CD The Happiness Training Plan.  You can […]

The How of Happiness, Cotswolds, 26-28 September 2014

As summer turns to autumn join Miriam for a weekend workshop at Hawkwood College in the beautiful Cotswolds. If you’ve ever done a course at Skyros, Dartington or Cortijo Romero, then you will love the ambience of Hawkwood College, located […]

Cited in the Journal of Positive Psychology

Very pleased to say that my pioneering study applying positive psychology with alcohol-misusing adolescents is cited in Dr Tayyab Rashid’s latest article on Positive Psychotherapy, the intervention he co-developed with Prof Martin Seligman and Dr Acacia Parks. The article […]

Real-life Resilience – A Crisis of Hearts in Herts

Recently I facilitated the Penn Resilience Programme in Hertfordshire in the very town where I had gone to school as a teenager. The school bus used to drive me straight past the Lister Hospital, which always sent a shiver […]

Bibliotherapy for Overcoming Depression

The traditional way of how we deal with depression is to visit a therapist to explore the source of our pain in the hope that talking it through will help us to transcend our unhappiness. Positive psychology as the […]

Positive Psychology for Overcoming Depression: 1st of 2 French editions

I held a French passport until the age of 18 so I’m very pleased that my book has been translated into French for Canada and French for… France! Here’s a picture of all 3 current editions… Soon the Czech […]

The Happiness Lectures Online

Between 2006 and 2010 the Bristol Happiness Lectures established a reputation for being inspiring events with leading speakers on the science of wellbeing. Developed by Dr Chris Johnstone with the University of Bristol, contributors have included Oliver James (2008), […]

Real-life Recovery – Entering the New Normal

Mother daughter relationships can be complex  – incredibly close or laden with conflict. My relationship with my mother has gone through a profound shift. A month ago she was critically ill in intensive care. Now we have entered a […]

Happy City, Hopeful City

Here’s a preview of my chapter in the forthcoming World Book of Hope…

Hope is a very practical concept. For anyone who struggles with being optimistic, then hope is your way to go if you have a goal you want […]

Bristol Walking Festival: Walk for Well-being

Did you know that it takes only 5 minutes of green exercise (physical activity in a natural environment) to produce positivity? I’ll be the guest speaker as part of the Bristol Walking Festival on Sunday 11th May. We’ll be […]