A life worth living Positive Psychology is about finding out what makes life worth living for people and is the scientific study of what makes people successful, how people thrive and what makes a meaningful life. It provides an alternative to what is wrong with...
A breath of fresh air When I think of positive psychology my very first thought is “a breath of fresh air”. After attaining a degree in counseling and then becoming a psychology professor, I became worn by the negative patterns of the field in general. Comments like...
What Positive Psychology Means to Me Psychology was by far and away my favourite subject at senior school, and although my career, through and post university, took me in a different direction, I never lost my intense interest in, and passion for everything...
It’s Never Too Late or Too Early For Positive Change. The very first time I heard the word ‘Positive psychology’ I was hooked. I had absolutely no idea what it was but I knew I wanted to. On reflection, that was a life-changing moment for me and like most profound...
What Positive Psychology Means to Me When people ask me what I study and teach I get two subsequent reactions, the person may give me a quizzical look, typically followed by a joke about happiness and bright yellow smiley faces. I try to show them that to me, positive...