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Positive Psychology is the scientific study and application of personal strengths and potential which enable individuals, communities, couples and organisations to thrive. It is different from other branches of psychology which focus on illness, deficits and difficulties. Positive Psychology therapy and workshops are suitable and effective for anyone who feels like there could be more pleasure, meaning and purpose in their life and relationships.  Five areas of life have been identified as essential to a sense of wellbeing, prioritising positive emotions, engagement in challenge, quality of relationships, meaning in life and a sense of accomplishment.

Pioneered by Prof. Martin Seligman, Dr. Sonja Lyubomirsky and Prof. Barbara Fredrickson, Positive Psychology is the scientific study and application of the knowledge, skills and attitudes that enable individuals, couples, families and communities to flourish and thrive. 

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Positive Psychology in the media

A happier new year in four easy steps
- Prof. Tal Ben-Shahar - Harvard University

This generation is the richest in history, with global wealth at a record-breaking all-time high of $263 trillion (€242.5 trillion). And yet, we are no happier than previous generations. In fact, depression and anxiety levels are higher than they were. This doesn’t seem to make sense. World-renowned psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi asks, “If we are so rich, why aren’t we happy?” Or, more pragmatically, how can we be happier?  Click to read full article

Prof. Tal Ben-Shahar

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12 Everyday activities to boost your happiness

Prof. Sonja Lyubomirsky’s book The How of Happiness offers readers more than a dozen everyday activities they can practice to become happier in the short and long term. Lyubomirsky compiled the list of activities after conducting and reviewing years of research about what distinguishes happy from unhappy people. Click to read full article

Prof. Lyubomirsky University California Riverside

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