positive psychology

The power of celebrating small successes

Big wins are great, but they’re rare and can take a long time to achieve. They might be even rarer in a year like 2020, which has forced many people to rethink what success looks like. In her TED talk, Mehrnaz Bassiri suggests our technological advancements are at least [...]

2020-12-03T12:08:25+13:00November 27th, 2020|

Grow your gratitude

Be grateful, practise gratitude, count your blessings, write down 3 things you are grateful for… Advice to be more grateful is everywhere, and it is sound advice. A solid body of psychological research has shown that gratitude is consistently associated with greater happiness. Gratitude also helps people experience more [...]

2020-03-27T14:49:14+13:00March 25th, 2020|