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Successful athletes know they have to focus on winning, not on losing. So why do people who want to increase their happiness, often focus on their unhappiness? This is a guest blog post by Miriam Akhtar, a positive psychologist who
With International Day of Happiness approaching on March 20th, we’ll be sharing a special series of blog posts and videos themed on happiness habits. We see happiness not as a fleeting emotion, but as something we can build up over the long term
As International Day of Happiness approaches, we’re reflecting on the role that practicing happiness habits can play in building sustainable happiness over the long term. In this post, we share six ideas for habits that have been proven to make you happier,
NOW’s Larch Maxey was on the Isle of Man from 22nd-25th February, as part of the island’s first ever Wellbeing Week. The Week was a huge success, with almost 100 people attending wellbeing workshops co-facilitated by Larch, a very well-received
By Kate Reed, Project Coordinator Generally the things that we don’t use every day – that take up space in our garages, kitchen cupboards, or spare rooms – could easily and usefully be shared. Plus, some things we own are
To mark International Women’s Day, we’re re-sharing a selection of some video interviews we’ve previously done with very inspiring women, sharing their work and views on wellbeing. Interviews shared below include: Green Party MP Caroline Lucas, environmental activist Vandana Shiva,
Happiness means different things to different people, yet most people agree that the pursuit of happiness is an essential part of life. In spite of this, many of us can find it difficult to make time for happiness; our own
Dr. Claudius van Wyk is an international trainer and practitioner in the theory and practice of holistic wellbeing. In this guest post, Claudius describes a model of wellbeing that he has found useful – the seven pillars of wellbeing –
By Martin Whitlock, Stop-GDP.org People from Totnes and the surrounding community gathered in the Methodist Church, on Thursday (4th February 2016), to hear Professor Lorenzo Fioramonti, a global thought leader in the “Beyond GDP” movement and author of Gross Domestic Problem: