Positive Psychology Training - Miriam Ahktar - The Wellbeing Consultancy - Feel Good, Function Well and Flourish
A summer of talks and festivals beckons. Kicking off Miriam will be giving a talk at Penny Brohn Cancer Care on Thursday May 31st and the season concludes with the Interrogate Festival at Dartington from September 23-25.
The Independent on Sunday have just published their annual Happy List. This year they’ve concentrated on people doing inspirational work at grassroots level – true practitioners of positive psychology. It’s fantastic to see these heroes of happiness recognised in a national newspaper. Miriam’s thoughts on happiness have also made this special issue. Read more here.
The word is spreading on what positive psychology has to offer to the recovery from mild-to-moderate depression – evidence-based self-help which doesn’t involve picking over your emotional scabs! And as they are all tried and tested techniques from the science of happiness we know that they really do work. Chapter 5 is all about gratitude.
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As if receiving a visit from the black dog wasn’t bad enough, one of the most depressing things about depression is the narrow choice of treatment available to you if and when you recognise what’s ailing you. Depression is the common cold of mental health, affecting 1 in 10 people in the UK at any.
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Sometime in the last century I was stuck in the Geneva airport waiting for a snowstorm to pass so that I could catch my long-delayed flight home. My mood had turned as bleak as the sky. This was no surprise. My default position seemed to hover somewhere just above depression. I fished Martin Seligman’s Learned.
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One of the most depressing things about having depression is the limited choice of treatment available once you recognise what’s ailing you. It’s the no1 threat to well-being in the 21st century, the leading cause of disability according to the World Health Organisation. 1 in 2 people in the West will have an episode of.
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Miriam appeared on Emma Britton’s show on BBC Radio Somerset discussing the relationship between money and happiness. So does money buy happiness? Well once you’ve paid for the basic necessities in life, money ceases to have a significant impact on your well-being. The research shows that those people who pursue money are less happy than.
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5-star book review on Amazon from Prof Neil Frude, the clinical psychologist who started Books on Prescription, a list of recommended books that GPs can prescribe for mental health. ” Miriam Akhtar’s excellent book breaks new ground, being the first self-help guide for depression that is based on Positive Psychology. It is well-written, accessible and.
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I’m delighted that Cosmo has featured the new book. Women experience higher highs and lower lows than men and are twice as likely as men to suffer from episodes of depression. And that’s not even counting the ups and downs in mood across the month! You can start reading the book in the next minute.
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‘This is the first book I’ve read about depression that hasn’t made me feel depressed. It’s uplifting, inspiring, hopeful, often amusing and of course – positive. I urge everyone to read it, not just people who have been or are depressed. As Miriam explains, the Positive Psychology aspect of this book isn’t just about getting.
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