by Sarah Cramoysan | November, 2022 | Sarah Cramoysan, Strengths
Character Strengths An important topic in the field of positive psychology is the study of strengths. The basic idea is that we are all different and have different strengths – thoughts, feelings or behaviours that come naturally to us and give us energy and a sense...
by Sarah Cramoysan | March, 2022 | Happiness, Sarah Cramoysan
The question of how to be happy, and how to live a good life has been kicking around for aeons. Back to when the Ancient Greeks were shooting the breeze in Athens, debating what type of happiness was best, there are written records of people discussing happiness and...
by Sarah Cramoysan | January, 2022 | Habits, Sarah Cramoysan
New Year’s resolutions. It’s traditional on New Year’s Eve to make New Year’s resolutions. People promise themselves they will lose weight, drink less, quit smoking or start exercising. If they are lucky, they might keep up their new year’s...
by Sarah Cramoysan | November, 2021 | Life, Sarah Cramoysan
When life deals you Lemons… Positive Psychology has sometimes been described as what takes us from OK to great – but what happens when something knocks us sideways and we are finding it hard to cope? There are times when things just aren’t going right for us and no...
by Sarah Cramoysan | September, 2021 | Positive Psychology, Sarah Cramoysan
Racing for gold Imagine yourself performing your favourite sport in the Tokyo Olympics – maybe a running event. You’ve worked hard, trained for it, you’re ready for the big day. On the day, it gets off to a good start, you race hard, and it goes better than expected....
by Sarah Cramoysan | July, 2021 | Gratitude, Sarah Cramoysan
What is gratitude journaling? In the last couple of decades, research into happiness and wellbeing has shown that consciously choosing to participate in certain activities (sometimes called positive psychology interventions) can have a positive effect on our mood,...
