Writing about burnout is very personal for me. In fact, many years ago, I found myself spent and exhausted, lying in hospital. It was for a physical condition, but deep down I knew it was because I had pushed on with what I was doing even when I was tired, getting increasingly irritable and cynical…
Years ago, pre-covid, my family I went to Tasmania and ended up in this beautiful AirBnb by the Derwent River. Taking a walk by the river with my husband, hand in hand, with my younger daughter and niece skipping along the path in front of us, I experienced deep joy. I don’t know whether it was…
Words by JENNIFER CHEN | January 21, 2022 A video of a puppy riding on a rooster, with a little girl intoning “You’re my best friend”—that’s the antidote to sadness according to the mood-recognising algorithm featured in the recent Netflix film Don’t Look Up. However you feel about the merits of the Leonardio DiCaprio-Jennifer Lawrence vehicle, there’s…
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I’ve just returned from an amazing few days attending the World Congress of Positive Psychology (WCPP) 2019! The Congress brought together many of the field’s experts, and participants from 50 different countries. It was my first time attending AND my first time presenting my work on Positive Education! Definitely something special. Here are 7 insights…
In the path to be happier, psychologists often suggest “doing this or that” e.g. count your blessings, practice mindfulness or spend more time with your loved ones. These strategies are powerful and important: what they have in common is adding something to your life. However, in my own happiness journey, I have found subtracting, or…
Are you happy all the time? If Happiness were a person, he/she would not be happy. You see, everyone has their own view about what happiness should be, and sometimes having a ? happy face means you must be happy all the time. In fact, that is one of the questions I get asked most…
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