Think of your body as the vehicle to your dreams. Honour it. Respect it. Fuel it. Create a list of all the things your body lets you do. Read it and add to it often. Become aware of what your body can do each...
What came first; the chicken or the egg? Well, the same question could be asked about eating disorders and body image! Eating disorders are perceived to be all about vanity and how you look but in reality its just so much more than that. So...
What is body image? Body image includes many different factors such as how you feel when you think/see about your own body, how you might feel in your body and what you might believe about your own appearance. Across all demographics such as age, gender, culture, many...
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...
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 well-being. It also helps us accept others as they are." Action for Happiness In our...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Our body and our mind are connected. Action for Happiness claim that ‘Being active makes us happier, as well as being good for our physical health’. We all know that regular exercise is good for the body. But exercise is also one of the most effective ways...
Connecting with others is one of our basic human needs. Action for Happiness claim that ‘When we’re together, everything is better’. How does relating to others make you happier? Having close relationships with family and friends contributes to our feelings of self-worth and having broader networks contributes to...
Believe it or not, the more you do for others the better you feel. Action for Happiness claim that ‘If you want to feel good, do good’ So kicking off our series of Ten Keys to Happier Living is...