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Hobbies can increase wellbeing in retirement but it can be daunting choosing what to do,
There’s nothing wrong with a bubble bath but there’s more to wellness than pouring a glass of wine and lighting some candles.
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Wellness actually often involves a lot of effort.
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We followed up students years after they took our course to find out whether they still reported better wellbeing.
Gratitude, kindness and optimistic thinking can help kids feel a bit better.
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Positive psychology focuses on science-based ideas about how to increase your happiness and live a satisfying life. Studies are following how school-based interventions affect students.
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An expert explains the positive psychology of indulging in small affordable pleasures.
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By getting us to focus on what matters to our lives, affirmations can act as a counterbalance to spiralling negative thoughts.
Happy habits = happy people.
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The good news is that we can all improve our happiness levels with daily practice.
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The documentary presents a hopeful story of recovery. Here’s what this means for you.
Who gets to flourish and who doesn’t?
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For people who struggle to meet their basic needs, it will take a lot more than simple psychological exercises to flourish. It will take systemic change.
Many clients come to therapy wanting to look beyond themselves – talking about relationships, values and even spirituality.
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Our research investigates the connections among mental health, holistic well-being and relational virtues – ideas that many people think of as ethical or religious.
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Some people might struggle a little harder to enhance their wellbeing than others.
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There is more than one way to pursue happiness and to cope with the inevitable low times in life.
Finally some good news!
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TV programmes with certain themes can help boost our mood.
Happiness is complex.
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We are constantly bombarded with tips on how to stay resilient. But we need more than that to be happy.
It’s hard to beat a good laugh with a friend.
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Whether in the form of a discreet titter or a full-on roar, laughter comes with many benefits for physical and mental health.
How to be resilient when everything feels out of control.
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Locking down again? You need a wellbeing plan.
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Hope can energise, motivate and help us see through to a time when things will be better. To pull together in a crisis, we should put hope to work.
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Once something bound up with other people, more recently ‘happiness’ is seen as something very individual. Has our dependence on each other during lockdown changed our sense of where happiness lies?
The “tend and befriend” stress response encourage us to connect with people to reduce anxiety and stress.
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‘Post-traumatic growth’ can make us stronger, more resilient and empathetic.
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Go on! Read a good book, tickle your kids, pick a flower from your garden. We need to savour these tiny moments of pleasure to ease the stress we all face.