June 2022

Feeling good? Get outside and enjoy life! Feeling not so good; maybe even down? Get outside and enjoy some nature therapy! Walking in the park, hiking in the bush, camping in the wilderness ...

As the Chief Happiness Officer at The Happiness Institute I may well be a bit bias! But based on my reading of the research and years of experience I'd say that any organisation or leader that doesn't prioritise happiness at work is negligent. Why? Because...

Many of us believe happiness will come when we achieve. And to some extent, it will. Accomplishment DOES contribute to happiness BUT so too does happiness contribute to accomplishment! Which raises the question about whether it's the journey or the destination that makes us happiest?...

In some ways, happiness is so simple and easy. In other ways, it's so complex and difficult. As we live in such troubled and changing times, we need to find new ways to create and enjoy happiness. Which is what this Psychology Today article by...

I've been promoting the principles of Positive Psychology for several decades now. And one of the myths about this approach is that it's just about happiness. It is interested in happiness, but also all the other emotions, positive and negative. It's about thriving and flourishing...

via Psyche by Teodora Stoica It wasn’t until I moved to the desert that I noticed the rain. Pregnant dark clouds smudge the sharp contrasts drawn by the punishing summer sun. The palette changes from verdant amber to moody violet. A sweet earthy smell wafts through the...