by Dan Collinson | March, 2016 | Health, Strengths
Strengths and exhaustion The other day I was at the end of a long teaching session, and I was struck by the fact that I was lacking energy and feeling exhausted. I was reminded at that time of something I learnt from Alex Linley, who said, that when we are using our...
by Dan Collinson | March, 2016 | EMAPP Portugal, Strengths
From the stories you tell to your strengths narrative “The more we share our own stories, the closer we all become.”[1] Who did you get those strengths from? What stories have you been told about yourself that relate to your strengths? Have your strengths always been...
by Dan Collinson | February, 2016 | Positive Psychology
Secret Confessions of an Introvert Is positive psychology unwittingly packaging the extravert ideal as happiness? Here’s the thing…as introverts read the positive psychology rhetoric on happiness, I believe there is a real chance they will feel increasingly alienated....
by Dan Collinson | January, 2016 | EMAPP Portugal, Positive Psychology
Dan Collinson, our Positive Psychology People “liason” has challenged the Portuguese team to write the January post on the theme: “wishes for 2016”. We’ve loved the idea and based on the “gratitude exercise”, we’ve decided to add to our wishes, the things that we feel...
by Dan Collinson | December, 2015 | Positive Psychology, Strengths
Shared Decision-Making and Positive Psychology I’ve recently heard a talented researcher speak about the topic of shared decision-making, stating that no one can hope to know exactly how another person feels or what works best for them and their circumstances, that...
