It’s International Stress Awareness week this week (5th-9th November 2018) and we have been fortunate enough to talk to some really inspiring people in and around mental health. Continuing our interview series we spoke with Jon Salmon, mental health advocate, campaigner and co-founder of entertainment agency Byte Entertainment. Jon’s last Read more…
The 10th and final key = MEANING! In the final part of our series 10 Keys for Happier Living, we explore meaning and what it really means for us to have purpose. What makes us happy and how can we be happier? Action for Happiness claim: ‘The meaning of life Read more…
Acceptance – Be comfortable with who you are. “Learning to accept ourselves, warts and all, and being kinder to ourselves when things go wrong, increases our enjoyment of life, our resilience, and our wellbeing. It also helps us accept others as they are.” Action for Happiness In our penultimate blog Read more…
Positive emotions – like joy, gratitude, contentment, inspiration, and pride – are not just great at the time. Recent research shows that regularly experiencing them creates an ‘upward spiral’, helping to build our resources. Action for Happiness claim: “Although we need to be realistic about life’s ups and downs, it Read more…
We all experience stress, failure, trauma, and loss in our lives. It‘s how we respond to these experiences that can impact on our happiness. Action for Happiness claim: ‘We often cannot choose what happens to us, but in principle we can choose our own attitude to what happens’ Did you know Read more…
Feeling good about our future is important for our happiness. Action for Happiness claim: ‘It helps to know what you’re looking forward to’ Today’s blog is all about helping you gain a sense of direction in life. We all need a sense of direction and our dreams and goals can help Read more…
Action for Happiness claim that you will feel happier if you: ‘Find time to lose yourself in what you love’ Today’s blog is all about learning new things! You might think learning is something we do as part of our job, or to gain formal qualifications or is something we Read more…
Living life mindfully. Action for Happiness claim that ‘Learning to be more mindful and aware can do wonders for our wellbeing in all areas of life’. “An integrative, mind-body based approach that helps people to manage their thoughts and feelings and mental health. It is becoming widely used in a Read more…