Positive Psychology
How Lifestyle Changes Helped Johan Overcome Anxiety… Without Medication
Anxiety can be debilitating and exhausting. It steals your energy, clouds your thinking, and can make even small decisions feel overwhelming. For some people, medication is the right path. For others, practical lifestyle changes can be life-changing. This is the story of Johan, and how a series of simple, targeted changes helped him regain his…
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Growing Up Online: How Smartphones and Social Media Are Rewiring Our Kids’ Brains
Not too long ago, childhood was about tree climbing, scraped knees, sleepovers, toasting marshmallows, and secrets shared under blankets by flashlight. Fast forward to today, and we see a very different picture: Heads bowed, thumbs scrolling, and conversations held through screens rather than direct eye contact. There’s no doubt that smartphones and social media have…
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Cognitive Hygiene: Keeping Your Brain in the Best Working Order…
I was chatting to one of my patients who works in a super-stressful corporate environment. He mentioned that he practices ‘Cognitive hygiene’. I hadn’t heard this terminology before, so I decided to do a little reading 😉 Cognitive hygiene refers to the intentional practice of maintaining a “clean” mental environment to optimise focus, memory, and…
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Choose your ‘hard’
A lady brought her daughter to see me… The child was having major behavioural issues at school. Distracting other kids, misbehaving, generally causing mayhem. The Mom sat in my office looking desperate and powerless while her child was ripping the place to shreds… Scratching in my drawers, scribbling on my wall, tearing pages out of…
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Focus on Strengths
This month, I will be sharing practical strategies used in Positive Psychology that you can use to feel happier and more enthusiastic for life. Today we will look at focusing on strengths! Most of us are conditioned to work on our weaknesses. If my handwriting is untidy, the natural assumption is that I should spend…
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Gratitude
This month, I will be sharing practical strategies used in Positive Psychology that you can use to feel happier and more enthusiastic for life. Today we will look at gratitude!! Watch this video to learn about the positive impact gratitude has on your health.
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Learn about ‘satisfice’
This month, I will be sharing practical strategies used in Positive Psychology that you can use to feel happier and more enthusiastic for life. Today we will look at ‘satisfice’! The word ‘satisfice’ comes from ‘satisfaction’ and ‘suffice’. Most of us seek perfection in what we do, which causes stress. Using the principle of ‘satisfice’,…
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Gratitude: the power of 3 good things!
This month, I will be sharing practical strategies used in Positive Psychology that you can use to feel happier and more enthusiastic for life. Today we will look at the strategy of Gratitude. At the end of each day, write down 3 good things that happened to you. This exercise makes you reflect on the…
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Building Resilience
This month, I will be sharing practical strategies used in Positive Psychology that you can use to feel happier and more enthusiastic for life. Today we will look at the skill of resilience! You can cultivate the skill of being able to bounce back after being knocked down. Resilience is the ability to thrive despite…
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Have you heard of Positive Psychology?
Conventional psychology treats mental health problems like depression, anxiety and disorders of thought. Usually, you start by figuring out the source of your distress or dysfunction and then do a lot of work to process and reduce the effects. Positive psychology takes a different approach. You focus on strengths and good things in your life…
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What is Breathwork?
You’ve probably heard that ‘Breathwork’ or controlled breathing exercises, can be a powerful tool for managing stress. But can something as simple as breathing really make a difference to how you feel? And can it really impact your metabolism? How It Works: The Science Behind Breathwork When you practice breathwork, you’re doing more than just…
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Positive Psychology
Tips to improve your mood Conventional psychology treats mental health problems like depression, anxiety and disorders of thought. Usually, you start by figuring out the source of your distress or dysfunction and then do a lot of work to process and reduce the effects. Positive psychology takes a different approach. You focus on strengths and…
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Inspiration for your goals
Could you use a little inspiration to help you achieve your goals? At the beginning of each year, millions of us make a list of resolutions. In the past, most of my resolutions dissolved into meaningless nothingness within a week… because I didn’t have a strategy for achieving them. Here is a story that inspires…
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Happiness Hacks
Do you ever feel you could be happier? Apply ‘Happiness Hacks’: Despite circumstances, there are ways to ‘Get Happy’. While happiness is not something we can see or accurately measure, we all know the feeling of elation when things are going well, and you are feeling great and life is good. All of us will…
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