It’s been a long time planning our big lap of Oz, and hard to believe we’re finally here. When telling friends and family about out adventures ahead, the first question, after the audible gasp, is “how have you made it happen?” Some of Sean’s work colleagues figure we won lotto. That would have been wonderful,…
Dealing with anxiety and uncertainty is something I’m working through at the moment. We now have under 6 weeks to pack up our home, rent it out (eeek, the photographer is coming tomorrow), finish my masters, sell my car and basically get our affairs in order before we head off on our big adventure around Australia.…
The Cooper Family are a little quirky, just like every family I guess. But, considering you’ll be coming on our little adventure as we travel around Australia…. (and that it’s now under three months away), I thought I should really introduce our family, so you know who we are. The Cooper Family are all pretty…
This is a book review of Love 2.0 by Barbara Frederickson, PhD. The book focuses on shifting our perception of love from the archaic view that love is eternal and marked by long term devotion and commitment. To a new view, based on scientific findings that love is simply micro moments of connection. Fredrickson terms…
There is now abundant research showing how practicing gratitude creates happiness. Lyubomirsky in her book ‘The How of Happiness’ describes how gratitude creates happiness and I’d like to share her thoughts and how we put gratitude to practice in our family. By noticing the positives in our lives, gratitude enables us to savor more of…
Adventures in Positivity was a little idea I had over a year ago. A concept that has since sprouted and grown wings to gently reshape my business and hopefully, inspire others to play with the theories and science of positive psychology in their own lives. It’s time for a change. I’ve been a life coach…
Positive mindsets for professionals are essential and will help improve your mindset and create a more positive work environment. Given that the average employee is unproductive for around 25% of their working day (and often stressed for the other 75%) there’s a lot of room for improvement in the average business and much of it…
I’ve noticed something about the way people smile and how that might affect your workplace wellbeing. Some people smile at everyone, even if they don’t know them or feel a little uncomfortable, they still smile. These people have a warm, open and endearing smile about them that says I’m happy to be here and glad…
Recently, I’ve undertaken my Masters in Positive Psychology (MAPP) at Melbourne Uni. Our first assignment question was: What new theoretical knowledge has positive psychology added to the science of wellbeing? Is positive psychology simply old wine in new bottles? Here’s my response. Positive psychology has not only added new theoretical knowledge to the science of…
