These are the myths in Sonja Lyubomirsky’s book – The Myths of Happiness. Lyubomirsky is a psychology professor at the University of California, Riverside and a major contributor in the field of positive psychology. These myths come...
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The Empowerment Evolution
Humans are naturally hardwired for negativity. Negative events have a greater impact on our brains than positive ones – the term coined for this is negativity bias. We are more likely to remember traumas and insults than we are...
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Gratitude
Gratitude is one of the most important indicators for sustained happiness. It is way easier to be happy when you truly believe that each day is an unrepeatable miracle. When I was a teenager I used to think gratitude was a personality...
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Overcoming Resistance
My inner resistance has been developed over many years – whether that is resistant to change, the unknown, or resistance without reason at all. I’m sure many can relate… there is a comfort zone for a reason right? Let me backup a...
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Dealing with Setbacks
During coaching training I was given the task of exploring how other people deal with setbacks. Before I began asking people I took a guess at what many of the responses would be. I surmised that there would be a group of people who would...
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Embodying Positive Psychology
Since beginning my journey to health and wholeness I have inevitably begun to embody positive psychology. Positive psychology focuses on what is ‘right’ with people, instead of exploring mental illness, its focus is the science of...
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