Lucy Duggan shares her story of recovery from bipolar
The staff team of myself (Lucy B), Lucy D and Kathryn are very open about our mental health backgrounds, with some of the team experiencing mental health issues, and some of them not. This experience...
View ArticleIs there More to Life than Being Happy?
Image thanks to Kevin Dooley In a recent article for The Atlantic titled ‘There’s More to Life Than Being Happy’, journalist Emily Esfahani Smith comments that “What sets human beings apart from...
View ArticleThe Power of Kind Words
Did you catch this article from Positive News? It is an interview with Hannah Brencher, creator of The World Needs More Love Letters, a project of over 13,000 members leaving love letters and surprise...
View ArticleKathryn on Mindfulness, Part One
As I sit down to write this blog entry on Mindfulness I am struck by a great irony: in the exploration of mindfulness, of savouring my experiences to inspire me writing this piece, I have let the...
View ArticleDo You Know Your Top 10 Positive Emotions?
“Getting in tune with your own positivity means going beyond one-size fits all terms like ‘happy’ and ‘good’ in favour of more precisely named emotional states.” In her book, Positivity, Barbara...
View ArticleThe How of Happiness: Part I
“If we observe genuinely happy people, we will find that they do not just sit around being contented. They make things happen… our intentional, effortful activities have a powerful effect on how happy...
View ArticleThe How of Happiness: Part 2
Welcome to the second part of our article on the 12 happiness activities set out in Sonja Lyubomirsky’s The How of Happiness. From savouring the moment to exercising regularly, we hope there will be...
View ArticleWellbeing at Work: How much are you hydrating and nourishing yourself?
No matter how much we like our jobs, there are always days, or even weeks, when we just don’t want to be there. There’s nothing more frustrating than wishing the day away, counting the hours until you...
View ArticleA Habit Formation How-To
This week, we have a staff post – a really inspiring post on habit formation from Ava, who is the Admin Assistant at The Happiness Project. Happy reading… Having been a volunteer at Light Box, I have...
View ArticleHow to Cultivate Happiness in Relationships
“All who would win joy must share it; happiness was born a twin.” – Lord Byron In a study conducted by Ed Diener and Martin Seligman, where “very happy people” were compared with those who were less...
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