Happy Mondays are back!

The next course of Happiness Habits starts on Monday January 27th and runs for 8 Mondays at Hamilton House in Bristol from 730-9pm. Give yourself the gift of sustainable happiness. 8 sessions on the 8 happiness habits from savouring […]

Strengths-based approaches to young people

Miriam is speaking at the Cardiff Against Bullying conference on strengths-based approaches to working with young people. Mon November 18th, City Hall, Cardiff.

Happy Hour at Triodos Bank

The Happiness Habits are going into the UK’s leading ethical bank.  Triodos, one of the Sunday Times’ Best Small Companies to Work For, is partnering with Positive Psychology Training and the Happy City Initiative, to deliver the programme to […]

Positive Psychology News

Seven years ago as I was going through the MAPP at the University of East London, I had a distinct sense that there were two types of positive psychologists: the researchers and the practitioners. I was definitely in the […]

School for Social Entrepreneurs

I’m pleased to announce that I’ve become a Fellow of the School for Social Entrepreneurs. It follows a year of development of the Happiness Habits programme, which has now landed a great new client in the shape of one […]

Happiness Habits

Fifty years ago we were being told that ‘you’ve never had it so good’ and the arrival of mod cons was going to usher us into an Age of Leisure. Instead we’ve entered an era where so many of […]

Happy Mondays: the one-of-a-kind evening class in Happiness Habits

Happy Mondays, the 8-week evening class in Happiness Habits began on September 30th. 8 scientifically-grounded habits over 8 weekly sessions with the space to practise so that your happiness grows over the course of the programme. Here’s an article […]

The How of Happiness at Hawkwood, 27-29 September

Join Miriam for a residential weekend in a stunning rural location – Hawkwood in the Cotswolds. This is an uplifting and inspiring journey into the science of happiness and what it takes to feel good, function well and flourish. […]

Bristol Harbour Festival, 27-28 July

Join me for a taster of the Happiness Habits at the Bristol Harbour Festival. Saturday at 12 and Sunday at 230pm. There’s also an opportunity to sign up for the 1 day workshop – The How of Happiness on […]

Getting the Happiness Habit

“Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.”

It’s the holy grail, what we want most for ourselves and our loved ones. But the oh-so-desirable state of happiness can seem elusive, like it’s playing hard to […]