wellbeing Tag

SCOTT BEVAN: On the international indexes of happiness, Australia always scores well, near the top of the table. But what is it that makes us such a happy nation? Researchers from Deakin University think they have the answer. They've conducted almost 30 surveys over 12 years to produce...

03 July, 2013

According to Gregg Henriques from Psychology Today we should be emphasising wellbeing rather than happiness...

16 February, 2013

From the newly launched Women's Agenda by Briana Everett Taking time out from the office, phone calls and never ending to-do lists can have big benefits when it comes to reducing stress and improving wellbeing. Yet finding time for just you, every day, is easier said than...

28 August, 2012

Have you ever wondered what happiness really is?  Have you ever considered the differences between happiness and wellbeing?  What about the issue of happiness and money or wealth?  And can we make ourselves happy? or too happy?  Well, these and many other questions on happiness and subjective wellbeing are...

27 July, 2012

I'm always loathe to offer "prescriptive" approaches to happiness because what makes one person happy might not work for the next person.  That being said, the science of positive psychology has certainly revealed some general principles that do boost happiness for most people.  And this article pretty...

07 April, 2012

As many of you would well be aware I've been spending much of my time lately working on and promoting The Happiness Diet.  What does this mean?  Well, it means much more than just focusing on weight loss (although this is certainly a big part of what...

21 October, 2011