Positive Psychology Training - Miriam Ahktar - The Wellbeing Consultancy - Feel Good, Function Well and Flourish
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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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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The fact that I frequently mistype ‘goal’ as ‘gaol’ would lead any Freudian to suspect that I’m just not that into New Year’s resolutions. And it’s true I’m not. Resolutions can end up provoking negative emotions like guilt, anxiety or sadness that another year has gone by without achieving a particular goal. It is far.
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The New Seekers were definitely onto something in the seventies, for over the past year I’ve been forming the belief that singing in a choir might be one of the best positive psychology interventions around. The Positive Power of Singing Together A year ago I joined a local gospel choir to put ‘sunshine into the.
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Gareth Malone has just completed his latest moving transformation on BBC2, turning a group of lonesome military wives into a choir that performed at the Royal Albert Hall. Meanwhile over on the other side The Choir that Rocks on ITV1 has spawned a new type of choir, mixing rock, pop and soul just for the sheer fun of it. So popular are the rock choirs that have been popping up across the nation that they all came together recently for a special gig at… Wembley (Arena rather than Stadium but impressive nonetheless).
Miriam’s first blog for the UK’s first Happy City has just gone live at http://www.happycity.org.uk and at the award-winning website for Bristol. www.bristol247.com