Author name: Kim Carr

October 3 good things October Positive Psychology Intervention of the month.  So, it’s October and we are ready for a new intervention. Positive Psychology Interventions are like our gym exercises. They keep us mentally healthy, change our cognitive behaviour patterns and help us to keep on top of our mental fitness. I like to try […]

So it’s that time of year.  This week,  I have met women whose teenagers are heading off to the armed forces, university, the world of work and travelling. As I write this, I am 4 days into waving goodbye to my oldest, as he goes travelling on his own.  It’s only for 4 weeks but

I remember my first ever Happiness course at Alcester Grammar School, Warwickshire. I mentioned the project in assembly, blasted out “Happy” by Pharrell Williams, and I expected perhaps 10 students to show up, after all, it was a lunchtime club. Surprisingly, we had 70 students that day, no match for Yale’s 1200 and 11,000 more

Get a grip! Positive psychology from a Yorkshire man. Resilience is a word that is used a lot at the moment both in the world of positive psychology and within schools. However, there is little that explains how to build it, where we get it and how to develop it. Does it come naturally, or

(GOAL SETTING FOR A HAPPY NEW START) I love September. I repeat, I absolutely love September. I even have a love song for September, that I play on the 1st day .and most days after! We danced until the night Became a brand new day Two lovers playing scenes from some romantic play September morning Still can make