I'm sure you've heard about the benefits of living in the present moment. Different versions of present living, approaches to meditation and mindfulness, have been advocated, with good reason, for many years / decades now. And in contrast to many other approaches promoted within the wellness...
I'm a strong advocate of acceptance. I have been for quite some time now because (1) there's some really strong research to suggest the practice of acceptance is associated with better mental health and happiness, and (2) it's helped me, personally, A LOT! But often when...
A few weeks ago I published a post on Instagram, asking a question about happiness and wellbeing strategies and what obstacles existed, which elicited quite a few responses and somewhat surprisingly, one of the more common was along the lines of ...
A big part of happiness is connection. Whether you look at the happiness or positive psychology research, or studies in health and wellbeing and even longevity, one of, if not THE MOST important variables is always positive relationships, community, belonging, friendship. And because we're all different, friendships...
As I write this, sitting here in Sydney, Australia, we're experiencing torrential rain. We have been for at least 24 hours and the predictions are it will continue for at least another 24-48. In some parts of the country there are storm and flood warnings. But...
When many of us talk or think about happiness we often think about it as this big thing! Happiness often seems like an Olympic gold medal or the prize at the end of some form of marathon. And it can be like that; happiness can be a...
For many years now, I've been a strong advocate of the practice of paying attention to your inner workings. That is, rather than ignoring or denying them, or pretending they don't exist, I've encouraged others to and tried myself to practice acknowledging and allowing all my...
It's Monday morning here in Sydney Australia and most of us are wrapping up the final 24 hours of a long weekend (including Good Friday and Easter Monday). I'm well aware many of you might have had to work, or have been busy with family or...
Wohoo! It's time for Dr. Happy's happiness tips! Yeah. Nah. Too often, too many equate happiness with unbridled exuberance and ecstatic joy. If that's you, or your type of happiness, then great. But if not, then that's also fine. Not all of us feel high levels of high intensity...
Allow me to state at the outset, I've nothing against answers! You know what you know and if you can know more, that's relevant and useful, then that's great. But I do think we sometimes focus too much on knowing and are much less comfortable in not...